The new Public Works Citizen Engagement system at provides a way for community members to report infrastructure issues and track the progress on these projects.

The 2025 Illinois State Archery Tournament will take place a week from Saturday at the Emerald Sports Complex in Mattoon.

A radar-confirmed tornado has been observed near Mattoon, Illinois. Parts of eastern Illinois have also experienced storm ...

The Coles County League of Women Voters will hold a Mattoon school board candidates forum from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Burgess-Osborne Memorial Auditorium.

Daryl Blakeley and David McCale were recognized during a recent banquet in Illinois for achieving the trucking safety ...

Earthrise Energy has awarded a $15,000 grant to Leaders Innovating for Tomorrow (LIFT) in Mattoon to support career training and workforce development programs for local students. This funding will he ...

NEOGA — Christmas trees that adorned local homes three months ago are now set to provide habitat for bluegill, crappie and other fish at Lake Mattoon. Volunteers spent part of Saturday drilling ...

Stryten Energy, a U.S.-based energy storage solutions provider, has been named Vendor of the Year by Rural King.

Natalie Beaumont and Sydney Cannon each made the state final while others like Lily Roughton earned regional titles.

After Gary Police Sgt. Silas Simpson saw Ieisha Jefferson’s body two days after Christmas 2022, he tried to talk to her five young children, aged 6 to 1, to figure out what happened.