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Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg IHSA Bass Fishing Final 2025

East Central Illinois Region

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg win 2025 bass final

SHELBYVILLE -- A Shelby County co-op team took home championship gold last weekend at the 2025 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Bass Fishing State Final at Lake Shelbyville. The sports co-op of Windsor High School and Stewardson-Strasburg High School won the state title with Myles Verdeyen, Hayden Porter, and Heath Westendorf fishing last Friday and Saturday. The team caught five fish weighing ten pounds, six ounces on Friday and five fish on Saturday weighing 14 pounds, eight ounces to edge […]

todayJune 14, 2025 175

AFSCME

East Central Illinois Region

Retirees gather for AFSCME luncheon in Taylorville

TAYLORVILLE — On Monday, May 12, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Sub-Chapter #87 Retirees members and retired seniors held a combined luncheon and meeting at the Taylorville United Methodist Church. President David Spinner opened the meeting by introducing special speaker Maria Britton-Sipe, retiree coordinator for AFSCME Illinois Retiree Chapter 31. Spinner asked her to administer the oath of office to the newly elected officers. All new officers stood up and received the oath. President Spinner […]

todayJune 4, 2025 110

Shelbyville Chamber fireworks

East Central Illinois Region

Shelbyville Chamber planning fireworks show

SHELBYVILLE -- The Independence Day holiday will feature a full night sky of fireworks courtesy of the annual fireworks show, presented by the Greater Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce. The show traditionally occurs at the Dam West Recreation Area at sunset, allowing attendees to see a display lighting up the night sky and over Lake Shelbyville. The Chamber traditionally requests donations for the display. This year was no different as Chamber Director Katalyn Dragovan was present at a recent city council […]

todayMay 31, 2025 268

Eastern Illinois tuition

Coles County

Eastern Illinois tuition rates to increase

MATTOON -- Incoming freshmen and transfer students coming to Eastern Illinois University will expect an increase in tuition beginning at the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year. Tuition will be increasing by 2.75% per credit hour, according to a statement by Matt Bierman, the University's Vice President of Business Affairs. This change means that an incoming freshman taking 15 credit hours of coursework will have to pay an additional $139.50, or $9.30 per credit hour. That rate is now $5,214.75, […]

todayApril 23, 2025 157

Mattoon Panda Express

Coles County

Panda Express opens in Mattoon

MATTOON -- The sounds of excited customers and music filled the parking lot of the first Panda Express in Mattoon and Coles County. The grand opening took place on Friday at 10 a.m., with a soft opening occurring earlier in the week. Dozens of community members, organization leaders, and officials from Panda Express corporate were in attendance. The restaurant features dine-in seating for customers as well as a drive-thru and delivery services through third-party delivery applications. Panda Express has over […]

todayApril 22, 2025 205

Lovington MAPPING

East Central Illinois Region

Lovington to enlist MAPPING program

LOVINGTON -- Lovington is the next community to enlist in the MAPPING The Future of Your Community program. Sessions for the MAPPING program will begin next week. The program, overseen by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University, takes a proactive approach to community and economic development planning. The participant-driven program involves strategic visioning and planning where community leaders and volunteers create a long-range vision for the community and an action plan to act upon. The program […]

todayMarch 30, 2025 139

Scooter's Coffee

Douglas County

Scooter’s Coffee to open in Tuscola

TUSCOLA -- The smell of coffee beans and the sight of drive-thru lines will soon be a reality for Tuscola residents. Scooter’s Coffee will soon be opening a Tuscola location, according to postings on various job board websites. However, the company did not Heartland Newsfeed's multiple requests for comment. Scooter’s Coffee was founded in 1998 and is based in Bellevue, Neb. As of June 2024, the company operates locations in 29 states and has over 800 locations. Central Illinois communities […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 546 4

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