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A former Eastern Illinois University professor pleaded guilty to charges of indecent solicitation and child pornography possession in July as part of an agreement with prosecutors, online court records show.
Craig Chenser was initially charged on several counts of solicitation in February and was later charged with two additional counts of child pornography, records show.
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City of Mattoon Fire Department: Building Collapse Update
On Thursday 8/20/2026 the Mattoon Fire Department was dispatched to 19th and Western at 13:02 hours for a building collapse. Units were on scene as the dispatch came in, as we heard the collapse from the station located across the street and responded prior to the dispatch. On arrival it was found that a partial building housing
... READ MORE >Nine Eastern Illinois football players have been named to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team as selected by Phil Steele. In addition, sophomore center Rahfeeq Katumbusi has been named a third team preseason All-American.
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Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 31 points in the second half and Kelsey Plum added 20 points in her Phoenix debut to help the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 106-101.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, as the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
Alec Burleson hit three two-run hom ... READ MORE >
The EIU Softball team begins play in the NCAA tournament on Friday. Sports Watch's Andrew Spaid has more on the Panther's second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. READ MORE>
Olivia Bennett, an award-winning anchor/reporter for WEIU News Watch, shares what WEIU has meant to her and gives a first-hand account of the repercussions felt by WEIU in the wake of the federal government's defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
