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Illinois Facilities Improving Lighting
State-owned facilities across Illinois are upgrading their building lighting in an effort to save millions of dollars and millions of kilowatt hours. The facilities have received $6.4 million in light...
Jun 22, 2017 Tom Adamson / CC
Hot 8@8 Countdown: 06/21/17
Happy Wednesday, Hump Day, whichever you choose to call it, welcome back to The Night Club with Carman and your weeknight tradition the Hot 8@8 Countdown with Smoky's House BBQ in Charleston!!!! Now i...
Jun 21, 2017
Mattoon Teen Dies Following Fight
According to the Coles County Sheriff's Office, at 8:33 last night, deputies responded to an unresponsive male who was later identified as 18-year-old Austin McDowell. It was reported that McDowell wa...
Jun 21, 2017
What Do New Parents Miss Most About Their Old Lives?
It's not exactly breaking news that when you become a parent, it changes every aspect of your life. And even though your kid gives you a new purpose and makes life worth living and blah blah blah . . ...
Jun 21, 2017 Donnie Ray Jones / CC
The 20 Best Albums of 2017 So Far...According to "Rolling Stone"
"Rolling Stone" has put together a list of their favorite albums of the year so far. There are 50 in all. Here's the Top 20: 1. "Damn", Kendrick Lamar 2. "More Life", Drake 3. "Melodrama", Lorde 4. "H...
Jun 21, 2017 El Gran Dee / CC
22% of People Lie About Flossing, Plus Five More New Tooth Brushing Stats
I feel like people don't talk that much about their oral hygiene, mostly because it makes them realize they haven't been to the dentist since 2004. So this info should be pretty enlightening. Here are...
Jun 21, 2017 AngryJulieMonday / CC
Stop By and See the Monster Trucks
World Champion Bounty Hunter is now on display at Five Star Rental Center in Charleston. Scarlet Bandit is on display at O'Reilly's Auto Parts Store in Mattoon. Come see the one and only Sergeant Smas...
Jun 21, 2017
Illinois Premier Boys State, EIU Extend Contract for 10 Years
CHARLESTON -- Representatives of both American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State and Eastern Illinois University used the occasion of the 82nd session of Boys State to formally sign a 10-year contrac...
Jun 21, 2017
Entries accepted in Mattoon Arts Council’s second Photography Show
The Mattoon Arts Council is now accepting entries to its second Photography Show, sponsored by Consolidated Communications. Professional, amateur and student photographers are invited to submit their ...
Jun 21, 2017
Four Summer Scams to Look Out For
There are all sorts of scams you have to look out for no matter what season it is. But here are four that are a lot more common in the summer . . . Summer job scams. People list fake jobs on Cr...
Jun 21, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC
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