Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Cardinal Caravan Today in Mattoon
The St. Louis Cardinal Caravan is returning to the area on Sunday, Jan. 15th at noon. The event will be held at the Lake Land College Field House. Doors open at 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased for $1...
MyRadioLink Jan 15, 2017 Francisco Diez / CC

Supreme Court Mulls Hospital Tax Exemptions
The Illinois Supreme Court is evaluating oral arguments today on the law that governs how hospitals qualify for property tax exemptions. The 2012 law required not-for-profit hospitals to prove that th...
MyRadioLink Jan 15, 2017 Nicolas Raymond / CC

GOP Robocalls Target Madigan Allies
Democrat Michael Madigan's easy reelection as House Speaker is apparently not the end of the Republican party's effort to undermine his control over House members. The Rauner-funded GOP is launching a...
MyRadioLink Jan 15, 2017

Chili and Trivia
The Newton Elementary/Jasper County Junior High Band Aides are hosting a chili lunch and the 3rd annual trivia fundraiser on Sunday, January 22nd. It's $7 for adults an $4 for kids five and under. Lun...
MyRadioLink Jan 14, 2017

Chili Supper and Silent Auction
The Greenup Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a Chili Supper and Silent Auction on Saturday, February 27th. It will be from 4 to 8pm. Money raised will be used to help cover the co...
MyRadioLink Jan 14, 2017

More Ice Not Out of the Question
The listening area could be in for a little more ice accumulation as we see a second band of precipitation move through east central Illinois overnight into Sunday morning. The areas most likely to se...
MyRadioLink Jan 14, 2017

NFL Moves Steelers, Chiefs Divisional Playoff Kickoff
NFL Moves Steelers, Chiefs Divisional Playoff Kickoff (New York, NY) -- The NFL is moving the start time for the Sunday Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers Divisional Playoff game. The game was...
MyRadioLink Jan 13, 2017 Ryan Schreiber / CC

Luke Bryan 2016 Farm Tour to Benefit Four EIU-bound High School Students
County music singer/songwriter Luke Bryan spent the majority of his life thinking he would work in agriculture. "Farming is pretty brutal, but you know it's also a very fulfilling life," he once said ...
MyRadioLink Jan 13, 2017

Latest from the National Weather Service
Here is the complete list for our area from the National Weather Service: A Freezing Rain Advisory will go in effect at 3pm today (Friday, January 13) until Noon on Sunday, January 15. The advisory is...
MyRadioLink Jan 13, 2017

Indiana: Freezing Rain Advisory
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a freezing rain advisory for Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Henry, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Sull...
MyRadioLink Jan 12, 2017 Paul Chiorean / CC


