While Democrats were spending their political energies enforcing gender-neutral vocabulary to please their progressive base, Republicans were executing a methodical and, frankly, brilliant strategy to solidify their base with a singular objective.
My firm belief is the internet can change the world by making us all realize our similarities are far greater than our differences.
From a smattering of classrooms across Mattoon to the expansive institution it is today, Lake Land College has grown like gangbusters in its 50-year history.
Parents of grown children, please sit down with a sobering cup of black coffee. I have some harsh news for you. Your kids don’t want your stuff. Don’t take it personally. It’s not that they don’t love you. They don’t love your furniture.
We tend to think of hydrangeas as one big group, but in actuality there is quite a bit of diversity among hydrangeas.
He likes polished chrome. I like distressed wood. He likes leather. I like linen. He likes bold. I like subtle. And so, as DC and I began picking art for our new blended home (and negotiating what of each other’s we would keep), it got, umm, interesting.
Even though spring officially began in March, the month of April normally starts the gardening season for us here in Central Illinois.
After all the fuss of the November election cycle, is next week's local election even on your radar?
Mattoon city officials are wise to consider the cost of “kicking the can down the road.”
From a smattering of classrooms across Mattoon to the expansive institution it is today, Lake Land College has grown like gangbusters in its 50-year history.
The following editorial represents the collective opinion of editorial boards of the following papers owned by Lee Enterprises: The Pantagraph; Herald & Review, Decatur; The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale; Quad-City Times; and Journal-Gazette & Times-Courier, Mattoon.
The cold of winter is a great time to think of some of the good work that is done in our communities.
Shame on the Coles County officials who allowed 16 years to pass without regular property assessments.
The Memorial Day Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Lake Mattoon beach and pavilion.
Scenes from the inner workings of Kwik Trip's kitchen, dairy, and sweets bakery in La Crosse.
Read through the obituaries published in Journal Gazette/Times-Courier
Law enforcement officers in Coles County train at schools and other locations to prepare for responding to mass shootings.
What happened this month is a reminder that the safeguards in place to make sure people don't freeze to death because they have not paid their heating bills often do not exist to prevent people from overheating in their homes.
IndyCar's latest push to go green includes T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. The shirts are the centerpiece of “The Penske Initiative,” which hopes to hold carbon-neutral races by 2050. What may have been considered a laughable endeavor just a few years ago now seems like a reasonable goal despite IndyCar's waste. That includes truckloads of fuel and tires as well as countless pollutants like emissions, chemicals and petroleum products. IndyCar has plans for renewable fuel and renewable tires and already is using electric trucks.
Memorial Day weekend kicks off what is expected to be a busy summer travel season, but high gas prices, inflation and airfare could throw up roadblocks.
You can thank Pleasantdale Middle School fifth graders for making sure Illinois had an official state rock. And you can also thank them for making sure coal was not chosen for said state rock.
The pessimist would say that General Electric's Mattoon Lamp Plant is doomed to close its doors forever after August 2017.
Whether you're teaching a task to a child, coaching a team or leading a business, you see success sooner when you praise good work rather than punish a mistake.
A number of downstate public universities might consider changing policies to avoid the expensive lesson learned by Chicago State University.CSU, like Illinois State, the University of Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois, is a state-supported public university. Like its brethren…
Looking for a way to right the ship that is this state's severely listing financial situation, Illinoisans are clamoring for term limits for members of the General Assembly.
Most folks would say that a salary of $100,000 for a full-time job is a pretty good gig. A six-figure salary for a part-time job is the stuff of fantasy.
If you’ve spent any time at all driving around Mattoon or Charleston lately, you’ve no doubt seen a few of the changes already. As featured in Rob Stroud’s recent front page story in the JG-TC, new businesses and expansions are proving to be a sign of positive economic growth in the communit…
Indiana pastor admits 'adultery' at church service; victim stands up to say she was 16 when it began
Pastor John Lowe II got a standing ovation initially after saying he had sinned and committed “adultery.” Then a woman walked up to the microphone and said she was 16 at the time. A prosecutor is investigating.
A Shelbyville man has been charged in connection with a high-speed chase and putting the lives of pursuing deputies at danger because of his reckless driving.
SHELBYVILLE — Bond for a Herrick man accused of strangling and striking a person has been set at $500,000.
Bond was set at $50,000 Thursday for a former Mattoon Middle School substitute teacher who police say engaged in an online conversation about sex acts with a student.
After nearly 10 months of delay, a judge Friday ended the court order preventing Illinois from issuing 185 new recreational cannabis store licenses — though further litigation may jeopardize those licenses again.
Here's what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.
Here are some answers to questions about the long-term challenges for the energy market in downstate Illinois, as well as the immediate pain posed by rate increases:
Chicago’s gun laws are among the most restrictive in the United States, although some have loosened as they’ve been overturned in the past decade.