Illinois lawmakers are back in the Statehouse this week for a brief lame duck session despite heavy snows in the capital city. Capitol News Illinois reports they’re trying to pass a handful of bills ...

Kaiden Stewart competed at 120 pounds and finished in third place. He broke the Effingham High School record for most career wins. Jeremiah Lorton finished sixth at 285 pounds. Baker Moon finished ...

St. Elmo/Brownstown trailed Grayville 32-27 at halftime but came back with a 51-29 second half to win 78-61 Saturday.

More than three dozen vehicles were a part of multiple traffic crashes along Interstate 70 in Cumberland County Sunday. Illinois State Police report that the crashes began in the eastbound lanes about ...

Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns said county residents appear to be heeding the word as to tough travel conditions and are ...

T-town finished strong with a 20-11 final period. K. Niemerg hit two baskets and was five of six at the line for nine points. She finished with 18 to lead the way on six field goals, one a ...

Portland at Detroit, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 6:30 pm.. Milwaukee at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 7 p.m. Dallas at ...

The Effingham City Emergency Management Agency has opened a warming center in the Ron Diehl Center in Hendelmeyer Park, 1906 S. 4th Street. Anyone needing more information about the warming center can ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising the public that a significant winter storm is creating dangerous travel conditions throughout much of the state, with ...

Providing the right shelter from tornadoes can save lives, Greg Bryant from the Masonry Structural Coalition told the task force. He pointed to a 2004 F4 tornado in Woodford County that destroyed a ...

Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) today announced his co-sponsorship of House Bill 5924: The Local Government Elected Official Recall Act, and a companion Constitutional amendment ...

Catherine Polarek, 86, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at HSHS St Anthony's Hospital in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 10, ...