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It was in the 1940s, when the Second World War was still raging, that the people of the Illinois city of Mattoon found themselves terrorized by a malevolent entity that became known as the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” Just like the monsters that constantly tormented H.P. Lovecraft as he slept, the insane gasser, on a... Read more »
African-American Museum marks Black History Month Vicki Bennington For The Telegraph Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Unique exhibits fill the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum in Springfield, Illinois. The museum is located at 1440 Monument Ave., in Springfield. For more details visit www.spiaahm.org or call 217-391-6323. Show MoreShow Less 2of8 8of8 SPRINGFIELD — What started with a project to record the history and contributions of African-Americans in the Springfield community, soon grew into The Springfield and Central Illinois African American Hi...
A fight between juveniles reportedly drew in adults and then escalated to shots being fired Monday night in Mattoon.
Make mention of the sinister MIB to most people and they will likely think of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Indeed, there is no doubt that the hugely popular trilogy of Men in Black movies have cemented the image of the MIB in the minds of millions – and all across the planet. The movies have achieved something else, too: they have ensured that many people assume the Men in Black are the secret employees of an equally secret government agency which investigates the UFO phenomenon in stealth. The reality, however, is far different. It’s a fact that the overwhelming majority of people wh...
Larry Smith Larry Smith joined the LEX18 team as evening anchor next to Nancy Cox and Angie Beavin in December 2020, after a lengthy broadcast journalism career in network and major markets. Larry began his career during college at his hometown radio stations WLBH-FM & WMCI-FM in Mattoon, Illinois. His television career launched shortly thereafter at WICD in Champaign, Illinois. After a short stint there, he worked for WBIR in Knoxville and WPTV in West Palm Beach before landing a job as a sports anchor and correspondent at CNN. Based in Atlanta, he covered more than 60 major championships wo...