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Mattoon elementary students paint 14-foot mural to honor veterans
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Students at one Central Illinois grade school are finally able to put their paintbrushes down and look at what they finished. Over the course of this year, older students at Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon have been working on a cafeteria mural during recess. Now, the paint has dried and the 14-foot […]
Mattoon elementary students paint 14-foot mural to honor veterans
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Students at one Central Illinois grade school are finally able to put their paintbrushes down and look at what they finished. Over the course of this year, older students at Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon have been working on a cafeteria mural during recess. Now, the paint has dried and the 14-foot […]
Lake Shelbyville dam closing to traffic for 10 days in next 2 weeks
SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the main dam of Lake Shelbyville is going to be limited for the next two weeks due to maintenance on the dam. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a new electric feeder line is being installed, and closing the road over the dam […]
Arcola sailor returns home 80 years after death at Pearl Harbor
ARCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 80 years after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, a sailor killed in the attack is being laid to rest in his hometown of Arcola. Charles Darling Brown was one of 2,400 Americans killed in the attack that led the U.S. to formally enter World War II. When his remains […]
IDOT to resume milling, resurfacing project on IL 121
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The resurfacing project on Illinois 121 through Mt. Zion, from U.S. 36 to southern limits of Mt. Zion, is resuming on Monday, April 15, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced. The $11.9 million project is partially complete, with upgraded traffic signals sand sidewalk ramps already finished. Still remaining are the milling, […]
1 Illinois Town is So Desperate They’ll Pay You Big to Move There
Perhaps desperation is the wrong word to use to describe what one Illinois town will do to motivate you to move there and work. There's no mistaking the fact that they're offering a lot to whoever is willing to call their part of the Land of Lincoln home. There's an...
1 Illinois Town is So Desperate They’ll Pay You Big to Move There
Perhaps desperation is the wrong word to use to describe what one Illinois town will do to motivate you to move there and work. There's no mistaking the fact that they're offering a lot to whoever is willing to call their part of the Land of Lincoln home. There's an...
Collapsed grain bin cleanup continues in Arcola
ARCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — More than two months ago, a grain bin collapsed in Arcola. The initial cleanup has been finished, but the owners said there is still more work to be done. On that first night of February, local Clayton Casillas saw a sight many people could never imagine. “It just looked like a […]
Community Spotlight: Birth-3 Mom’s Night Out in Mattoon
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — For Tuesday morning’s Community Spotlight, Katrina Farris and Nancy Jeisy spoke with Amanda Brennan about the Mattoon School District’s Birth-3 Program and their upcoming “Mom’s Night Out” event. The event celebrates the mothers within the program. It will take place on May 23 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the LIFT […]
Winchester® to Begin Construction on New Facility to Manufacture Next Generation Squad Weapon Ammunition
EAST ALTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2024-- Winchester has been awarded a contract for the construction of the Next Generation Squad Weapon – Ammunition (NGSW-A) manufacturing facility at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP). The project will be the first new manufacturing facility built at LCAAP in decades. This press...
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