Online Highways Home > Illinois > Mattoon Mattoon is located in central Illinois in southwestern Coles County south of Champaign along Interstate 57 near the Kaskaskia River and Lake Mattoon. It is only minutes east of Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek State Park, Wolf Creek State Park and Shelbyville SFWA. Additional recreation in the area is provided by Meadowview Golf Course. The city is home to Lake Land College for those wanting a community college experience. Charleston, 10 miles to the east, offers a four year institution in Eastern Illinois University. Mattoon is the annual host of the Cal Ripken World Series--a division of the Babe Ruth-age baseball playoffs. The event takes place in mid-August each year and is held at Graham Field in Lawson Parks. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 18,115, a decrease of 326 since 1990. Education Lake Land College | Golf Meadowview Golf Course | Meadowview Golf Course | Ramada Inn And Conference Ctr | Public Libraries Mattoon Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Baymont Inn And Suites Of Mattoon | Comfort Suites Mattoon | Fairfield Inn-Marriott Mattoon | Hampton Inn - Mattoon | Hannah's Inn | Ramada Inn & Conference Center-Mattoon | Science Mattoon | Shopping Gwen's Candles | Transportation Coles County Memorial Airport | See more Illinois Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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Gregb_KYEO "on my way to mattoon with my brahh"
privatepilot233 "The SES(Scrambled Eggs Squadron) is headed to Mattoon, IL Sat for breakfast."
Squarepeg1 "maybe I'm just expecting too much, but the bartender's service at the Alamo in Mattoon is lacking at best."
weezel32 "In Mattoon. Stopped for a chai and a scone. All I need now is a ponytail and a 10-speed."
EvanCourtney "RT @loswhit Look for where the Whittakers are moving soon... Any guesses? I'll give you a hint, it has an "A" in the name.//Mattoon??"
bigleaguestew "In Salem Ill on way to Oxford for Ole Miss-LSU. We're so in the middle of nowhere that we passed Mattoon two hours ago"
hemp_oil "Agents seize mailed parcel containing cannabis (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier): MATTOON \u2014 East Central Illino.. http://bit.ly/4Xjmvj"
STL_sales "RT @enjoyillinois: Mattoon Lightworks kicks off this weekend in Peterson Park. More than 50 displays! http://budurl.com/e8ps"
enjoyillinois "Mattoon Lightworks kicks off this weekend in Peterson Park. More than 50 displays! http://budurl.com/e8ps"
CityofMattoon "Brighten up your weekend. Mattoon Lightworks holiday display opens tonight, running through Dec 27th. http://mattoon.illinois.gov/"
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stacybirk10 "Mattoon is the smallest town ever. Why is it that I can never remember what street the post office is on? Geez."
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