Matthias Hacker of Westfield is graduating at age 16. Keenan Kersh is graduating from both Lake Land and Mattoon High School.

The Southern accent, which has many variations, is fading in some areas of the South as people migrate to the region from ...

South broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 6-4 victory over visiting Covington in high school baseball Monday on the Braves’ diamond. South rallied from an early ...

South broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 6-4 victory over visiting Covington in high school baseball action Monday on the Braves' diamond. South rallied from ...

The man accused of shooting and killing a Mattoon man last week is out of custody as the investigation continues.

Mattoon Police are asking the public to help their search for a missing man. Denzle Legg is a 53-year-old white man. Police ...

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was reported in Illinois overnight Monday, with the USGS confirming it occurred near Lerna, and ...

The 86-year old woman who was sent to the hospital after a vehicle drove into a nursing home facility in Mattoon has died.

A Mattoon woman has died as a result of injuries sustained when a motor vehicle struck Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home on May 2.

Jayden Michniewicz "freaked out" when his gun went off and killed a 16-year-old boy. Matthew Nation now faces trial on charges of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. He says he just ...

While many high school students spend their days in classrooms, a group of Mattoon High School juniors and seniors get ...

The 86-year-old Mattoon woman died on Saturday at Carle Foundation Hospital, where she had been airlifted from the scene of ...