Candidates filing for Effingham County offices in the March 17 primary are primarily incumbents, with only one newcomer, all ...

On Nov. 4, 2025 shortly after 7 a.m., the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department was advised by an employee of the Effingham City Water Department that an employee did not report ...

Musk the trillionaire?

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Third Street (Illinois 185) in St. Peter will close between West Railroad Street and East Railroad Street for improving the approaches at the ...

Since the official launch of Birth to Five Illinois in February 2022, parents and caregivers in all 39 Illinois Regions have been sharing their stories and providing valuable feedback on ...

The work of local artist Viola Linley is now on display in the art gallery at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public ...

The Lake Land College Lakers volleyball team clinched the 2025 Region XXIV championship by defeating the Vincennes University ...

Caleb Williams connected with Colston Loveland for a 58-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left, and the Chicago Bears beat the ...

From across the state, several hundred mourners gathered Monday inside a cavernous gymnasium in rural southeastern Illinois ...

Solar power is surging across the U.S. as costs plummet and companies ramp up large-scale commercial projects, but experts ...

Cowden-Herrick Junior High math teacher Kelsey Mayfield held a competition for her students to see who could collect the most soda tabs. This is her 14th year having the competition.

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal ...