Tuscola News

The Student Government will hold its final meeting before Thanksgiving Break at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola/Tuscola room in the Martin Luther King Jr.

TUSCOLA – A Decatur man died early Sunday morning in rural Douglas County after his vehicle struck a deer.

To raise money for Share the Warmth, about 25 Tuscola High School students and faculty spent Thursday night in boxes in front of the school.

TUSCOLA – A Douglas County judge ruled on Tuesday that the Villa Grove school district must continue to allow a 6-year-old boy to bring his service dog with him to attend fall classes.

In this Aug, 21, 2009, file photo Kaleb Drew, 6, and his autism service dog, Chewey, wait to be taken out of the car after Kaleb's first day of school in Villa Grove, Ill.

The family of a central Illinois first-grader who wants to keep his autism helper dog in school gets their day in court today.

TUSCOLA – An Edgewood man died Monday afternoon when his car left Interstate 57 near Tuscola and was submerged in a pond beside the highway.

An Edgewood man has died, likely due to a traffic crash that occurred this afternoon in Douglas County.

The Student Senate appointed three new justices to the Student Supreme Court during Wednesday's meeting at the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr.

As winter draws closer, the need for heating assistance continues to grow. To help those in need, a campaign was started last year to raise money to assist people with winter heating costs.

The regular textbook sales period for the fall semester began Thursday and continues until Nov.

The Princeton-Kewanee rivalry, which Friday, came to a close, or at least put on hold, has been thought of locally as the longest continuously rivalry in the state.

A solution to student debt may be 10 weeks away. Debtbusters, a free 10-week program sponsored by the Health Education Resource Center, begins at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr.

TUSCOLA – Two current employees of the Douglas County sheriff's office have announced their intention to run in the Republican primary for sheriff in February.

E very year, the alumni relations office at Lincoln College organizes special excursions to popular shopping and sightseeing destinations around the region.

Latin American Heritage Month activities at Eastern Illinois University will once again take place during September and October, with the major event -- the annual Latino Heritage Month Banquet -- set for Friday, Sept.

The 2009 Homecoming Committee will have its first meeting with all Greeks, Registered Student Organizations and residence halls at 9:30 p.m. today in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr.

Kleiss Produce Farm, from Tuscola, Il, sells strawberries at the Market at the Square farmers' market in the Lincoln Square Mall parking lot on Saturday, June 6. Ned Mulka The Daily Illini Along with moving into an apartment brings many changes from living in the dorms.

Kleiss Produce Farm, from Tuscola, Il, sells strawberries at the Market at the Square farmers' market in the Lincoln Square Mall parking lot on Saturday, June 6. Ned Mulka The Daily Illini Along with moving into an apartment brings many changes from living in the dorms.

Members of the Honor Guard present the colors as the St. Andrewa TMs Society of Central Illinois Pipes and Drums prepares to perform.