MATTOON — A total of 2,200 persons ate chicken dinners during the July 4 th celebration Friday at Peterson Park. Michael Highland, chairman of this year’s Mattoon Fire Fighters Association’s picnic, ...

Lowdown: Located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan, Round Lake, and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the Pine River along U.S.

From Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” to Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” to Harry Styles’ ...