The Springfield Police Department is investigating a homicide in which a female victim died of a gunshot wound sustained in a shooting early Saturday morning. On ...

Illinois employers can generally require employees to provide a doctor’s note to excuse sick time, in some cases, if the employee has missed more than three consecutive days of work.

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

As the Mattoon “do not drink” order remains in effect, there are a few places where residents feeling the impacts of the ...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce is providing a similar similar service. A tanker of water has been parked at the Mattoon Area ...

A police officer who was out on routine patrol is being credited with spotting a house fire in Mattoon and calling for backup ...

It’s been a tough and emotional time for Coles County. In just the past few days, the community has been hit hard.

A fundraising page has been organized at for Brown Racing proprietors Chris and Jill Brown following their loss of six horses, a dog, equipment and supplies in a barn ...

Following water sample results from the IEPA, the water in Mattoon is still under a “do not drink” order. In a press release from Mattoon Fire Chief Jeff ...

The Illinois EPA has obtained samples of Mattoon’s water containing a harmful algae bloom, and the results will be provided Saturday ...

Six horses and one dog died after a 40-by-100-foot metal horse barn was fully engulfed in flames Friday night at the Coles ...

A horse barn caught on fire at the Coles County Fairgrounds Friday night. Multiple fire crews were called around 9pm, ...