Charleston News

Charleston resident Todd Reichart orders at McHugh's Saturday. McHugh's in Charleston and Mattoon are giving away a $3,500 scholarship to either a Lake Land Community College or Eastern Illinois University student as part of the "McHugh's Assistance Program" for 2010.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, the road running through Kiwanis Park will officially be named "Sesame Street", with signs at each entrance.

Here's a rundown as to who filed for legislative or judicial offices for 2010 in our area: In the state representative races, Republican incumbent Ron Stephens of Greenville was the only person to file in the 102nd District, and Republican incumbent David Reis of Willow Hill was the only person to file in the 108th District.A In the 109th District, ...

Sophomore history major Caitlyn Buchanan hands out candy to trick or treaters in Lawson Hall on Halloween night.

It may or may not be well known to college students, but when the end of the year rolls around, dumpster diving is a veritable Christmas-come-early to those left in the aftermath of Eastern students' mass exodus.

Jennifer D. Bradley recently received a bachelor of arts degree in interdepartmental studies from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

4. Members of the campus community are encouraged to attend the open interviews.

City Manager Scott Smith talks about an agreement for the purchase of electrical services which was approved during the City Council meeting in City Hall on Tuesday evening.

The recycling has been weighed and the canned goods have been sent, finalizing the community service events from Homecoming Week 2009.

Steel Magnolia a ' Meghan Linsey, of Ponshatoula, La., and Joshua Scott Jones, of Charleston Ill.

I get more e-mails about Tony Romo wearing his hat backward than I do just about anything else.

The City Council intends to decide an electrical contract with Ameren during its regular meeting today that would allow the city to cut costs in coming years.

Family and friends of Kari Clawson were 89 members strong for the second annual Walk for Hope, five weeks after the young Oswego woman was found dead in her condo.

Earlier today Tony Romo was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame and at the end of the first quarter of the homecoming game against Tennessee Tech he will have his No.

Pam Ortega, bibliographer for Latin-American Studies, displays a book by Rosario Ferre during her presentation "Puerto Rican Realities and the Fiction of Rosario Ferre" in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr.

CHARLESTON, Ill . -- A 49-year-old eastern Illinois woman has pleaded not guilty to felony animal cruelty charges after she was accused of drowning a cat and kitten in her toilet and trying to kill four more kittens.

Erik Rose protests taxes at the Charleston Post Office April 15. Rose is currently the head of the Coles County Minority Affairs Coalition.

The events are set. The hotels are booked. Royalty has been voted on. School spirit is at its peak.

Mark Hudson and the residents of Taylor Hall have become bat experts in the last few weeks.

Learning that the remains of Korean War casualty Sgt. 1st Class Lewis Brickwell were finally identified after nearly 60 years was "bittersweet" news his family.