Read 2017 edition of Illinois Reporter
As the culmination of the 11-day IPF Journalism Workshop at Eastern Illinois University, students created this 12-page publication to tell the stories from their two-day internships, a visit to the … Continue reading
Local library incentivizes reading
Blue Mound Memorial Library continues to host a summer reading program for all ages. For over thirty years the public library has hosted a summer reading program for the community. … Continue reading
Local artist uses his appearance to inspire quirky creations
Sporting a pair of paint splattered overalls, a silver pin reading ‘artist’ and tight, shoulder length curls, Palestine, IL artist Steve Meadows is the picture of eccentricity. … Continue reading
Catholic Charities Food Donation Event
by Ryan Allibone This Wednesday, Catholic Charities hosted an event with the YMCA at a Decatur church where a summer camp helped pack food for families in need. The children … Continue reading
Mattoon children learn wilderness survival skills
Surrounded by a grove of trees that strike the average eye to look out-of-place, campers gather to learn skills at Douglas-Hart Nature Center that prepare them for threatening situations in … Continue reading
Volunteers relive history stitch by stitch
Women have been contributing to home and work since the beginning of time, whether it’s tending to the children, doing house tasks or in the case of the 1800s, making … Continue reading
