Days Later” reinvented the zombie apocalypse for audiences in a new and terrifying way with the Rage Virus. “28 Weeks Later” ...

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Abraham Johnson stared at the scoreboard in disbelief. The Eastern Illinois freshman had qualified for the NCAA Division I ...

Hosting the Illinois High School Association state track and field finals annually brings benefits to Eastern Illinois ...

Ever since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, the conversation revolving around the death of cinema has been at an all-time high ...

Every community strives to develop an identity that distinguishes it from the rest. But none seek out the notoriety associated with Coles County in 2004: “Meth Capital of Illinois,” according to the ...

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The male Panther of the Week is going to Joe Stoddard from the track and field team. The sophomore distance runner from Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, posted a first place finish in the DePaul Blue Demon ...

I’ve been trying to figure out how I want to say my goodbye from The News for a while now. And then, I thought of it. One final Q&A…on the one and only, me! I’ve done 30 Q&As throughout my time with ...

The Grammy award-winning musical ensemble Chanticleer will be performing at Eastern Illinois University in Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Dvorak Concert Hall on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Chanticleer, founded ...

One resident died and another was injured after a man driving a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder crashed into Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, 201 Lafayette Ave. E. in Mattoon, Friday, according to Mattoon Police Chief ...