Mattoon Emerging Leaders and U of I Extension will hold a "Reversing the Exodus" workshop from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at the LIFT Center. There is no cost to ...

Mattoon firefighters and police officers work the scene Friday, May 2, 2025, of a fatal crash at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon. A car, visible in the background, traveled across the lawn ...

MATTOON - An 11-year veteran of the Mattoon Police Department died Saturday apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police officials said Monday.

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