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  Updated: October 19, 2019 @ 11:26 pm
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Trump drops plan to host international G-7 summit at his Florida golf resort

'Handle what happens to you.' Troy Johnson reflects on Mattoon football's season and a tough loss

High-school

'Handle what happens to you.' Troy Johnson reflects on Mattoon football's season and a tough loss

PATRICK ENGEL patrick.engel@lee.net

It's one thing to anticipate these growth years in the offseason. It's another to actually go through them, to have your patience and coaching chops tested when some losses accumulate.

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Cannabis banking challenges go beyond marijuana

Cannabis banking challenges go beyond marijuana

3 hrs ago

Mattoon, Charleston girls' tennis teams send players to state final

Mattoon, Charleston girls' tennis teams send players to state final

4 hrs ago

JG-TC area sports results from Saturday, Oct. 20, 2019

JG-TC area sports results from Saturday, Oct. 20, 2019

5 hrs ago

Mattoon's Kira Wolf ends high school golf career with four top-25 state finishes

Mattoon's Kira Wolf ends high school golf career with four top-25 state finishes

5 hrs ago

Observations: Eastern Illinois football loses to UT Martin, 27-18

Observations: Eastern Illinois football loses to UT Martin, 27-18

6 hrs ago

Chicago lawmakers push stricter legislation for farm animals

Chicago lawmakers push stricter legislation for farm animals

6 hrs ago

Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others

Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others

7 hrs ago

Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation

Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation

11 hrs ago

Cardinals' outfield is in flux for next season

Cardinals' outfield is in flux for next season

11 hrs ago

Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores (and a list of local orchards!)

Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores (and a list of local orchards!)

12 hrs ago

EIU volunteers to help two efforts during Homecoming

EIU volunteers to help two efforts during Homecoming

12 hrs ago

Top Stories

Week 8 football roundup: Check out all of the JG-TC's coverage

Football

Week 8 football roundup: Check out all of the JG-TC's coverage

Three arrested in connection with Mattoon drive-by shooting

Crime and Courts

Three arrested in connection with Mattoon drive-by shooting

FACTS FOR FAMILIES: Fall into learning by collecting leaves

Health, Medicine and Fitness

FACTS FOR FAMILIES: Fall into learning by collecting leaves

THE THROWBACK MACHINE: Scary and suitable for framing

Throwback Machine

THE THROWBACK MACHINE: Scary and suitable for framing

Local News

Remembering Mattoon, Charleston & Coles County neighbors: Recent obituaries

Local

Remembering Mattoon, Charleston & Coles County neighbors: Recent obituaries

EIU volunteers to help two efforts during Homecoming

Local

EIU volunteers to help two efforts during Homecoming

Grand Prairie Friends’ conservation work explained to Charleston Rotary

Local

Grand Prairie Friends’ conservation work explained to Charleston Rotary

Mattoon, Charleston & Coles County neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Local

Mattoon, Charleston & Coles County neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Sports

Mattoon, Charleston girls' tennis teams send players to state final

High-school

Mattoon, Charleston girls' tennis teams send players to state final

JG-TC area sports results from Saturday, Oct. 20, 2019

High-school

JG-TC area sports results from Saturday, Oct. 20, 2019

Mattoon's Kira Wolf ends high school golf career with four top-25 state finishes

High-school

Mattoon's Kira Wolf ends high school golf career with four top-25 state finishes

Observations: Eastern Illinois football loses to UT Martin, 27-18

Eastern

Observations: Eastern Illinois football loses to UT Martin, 27-18

News to use

31 amazing Illini basketball history photos

Sports

31 amazing Illini basketball history photos

🍕 We asked: What's your favorite local pizza place? Here are the results.

Restaurants

🍕 We asked: What's your favorite local pizza place? Here are the results.

Entertainment

Yungblud's excitement at Dan Reynolds collaboration

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

Kaley Cuoco needs her pets

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

👻 Boo! The best haunted houses in Central Illinois

Entertainment

👻 Boo! The best haunted houses in Central Illinois

Jessica Biel was 'scared' by Paris Fashion Week prankster

Entertainment

Today's celebrity chitchat

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Gaslight Colony, Warmoth retirement, Mattoon Rehab events

Entertainment

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Gaslight Colony, Warmoth retirement, Mattoon Rehab events

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Census presentation, Lego day, Nora Weemer benefit

Entertainment

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Census presentation, Lego day, Nora Weemer benefit

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Movies

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Opinion

10 insights on today's news that will make you smarter tomorrow

Columnists

10 insights on today's news that will make you smarter tomorrow

LETTER: Democrats need to put 2016 loss behind them

Letters

LETTER: Democrats need to put 2016 loss behind them

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING from around Illinois

Editorial

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING from around Illinois

LETTER: Legalizing marijuana poses more problems for state

Letters

LETTER: Legalizing marijuana poses more problems for state

Bernstein: Warren’s in front but Klobuchar earned debate lift

Columnists

Bernstein: Warren’s in front but Klobuchar earned debate lift

Dallas Morning News: Prison needs to be tough. But price-gouging prisoners is wrong

Editorial

Dallas Morning News: Prison needs to be tough. But price-gouging prisoners is wrong

Reagan: Raising our kids to hate

Columnists

Reagan: Raising our kids to hate

Philadelphia Inquirer: Too many unanswered questions about vaping

Editorial

Philadelphia Inquirer: Too many unanswered questions about vaping

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Food

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Oct 16, 2019

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Construction

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Politics

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Other

Plush Boutique - Ad from 2019-10-19

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Cross County Mall Merchants - Ad from 2019-10-16

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Oct 16, 2019

Cross County Mall

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Food

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Oct 18, 2019

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Education

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Food & Cooking

Cannabis banking challenges go beyond marijuana

Food and Cooking

Cannabis banking challenges go beyond marijuana

Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores (and a list of local orchards!)

Food and Cooking

Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores (and a list of local orchards!)

🍝 Mamma mia! National Pasta Day in Coles County

Dining

🍝 Mamma mia! National Pasta Day in Coles County

Who says you can't eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew

Food and Cooking

Who says you can't eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew

Life & People

Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation

Health, Medicine and Fitness

Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation

LIFESPAN: Health Department flu shot clinic at LifeSpan

Home and Garden

LIFESPAN: Health Department flu shot clinic at LifeSpan

Glancing Back for Oct. 19-21

Lifestyles

Glancing Back for Oct. 19-21

MY AMISH HOME: How can a person mess up fruit sauce?

Home and Garden

MY AMISH HOME: How can a person mess up fruit sauce?

Photos

PHOTOS: Argenta-Oreana 42, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 34, final

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PHOTOS: Argenta-Oreana 42, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 34, final

PHOTOS: Argenta-Oreana 42, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 34

High-school

PHOTOS: Argenta-Oreana 42, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 34

👻 Boo! The best haunted houses in Central Illinois

Entertainment

👻 Boo! The best haunted houses in Central Illinois

Photos: The best (and worst) moments of the Cardinals in the NLCS

Sports

Photos: The best (and worst) moments of the Cardinals in the NLCS

🎬 Action: 5 movies releasing this week

Movies

🎬 Action: 5 movies releasing this week

🍝 Mamma mia! National Pasta Day in Coles County

Dining

🍝 Mamma mia! National Pasta Day in Coles County

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Entertainment

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Nation & World

Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq

Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at Doral

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at Doral

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Syrian mission-accomplished moment

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Syrian mission-accomplished moment

Trump drops plan to host international G-7 summit at his Florida golf resort

Trump drops plan to host international G-7 summit at his Florida golf resort

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Trapper plays with gator until it tires, pulls it from pool, and more of this week's weirdest news

Trapper plays with gator until it tires, pulls it from pool, and more of this week's weirdest news

Not real news roundup: Here's a look at what didn't happen this week

Not real news roundup: Here's a look at what didn't happen this week

Utah state trooper pulls man from car seconds before it's hit by train

Utah state trooper pulls man from car seconds before it's hit by train

Intense gunfight paralyzes Mexican city after troops attempt to capture El Chapo's son

Intense gunfight paralyzes Mexican city after troops attempt to capture El Chapo's son

Can we talk about the toll of binge-watching?

Entertainment

Can we talk about the toll of binge-watching?

What life is like inside the prison where Felicity Huffman is spending her 14-day sentence

Entertainment

What life is like inside the prison where Felicity Huffman is spending her 14-day sentence

Life hacks: Some tips to make Halloween decor less scary for wildlife

Home and Garden

Life hacks: Some tips to make Halloween decor less scary for wildlife

Museum of Selfies coming to Vegas, but don't miss city's other Insta spots

Travel

Museum of Selfies coming to Vegas, but don't miss city's other Insta spots

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Local businesses

Wells Fargo

6029 Park Dr Ste B, Charleston, IL 61938

Suite Dreams - MATTOON

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MATTOON MATTRESS FACTORY

1820 MARSHALL AVE, MATTOON, IL 61938

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Kuntry Treasures

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Alamo Steak House & Saloon

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We make sure our residents feel as though Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home is also their home!

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