A group of developers updated the Effingham City Council this week on their plans to revitalize the Village Square Mall while ...

During the event, volunteers placed 52 wreaths on veterans graves in Union Cemetery, seven of which were sponsored by either ...

St. Anthony junior Isabella Keller competed her cross-country season with a fourth-place finish at the NXN Nike Cross Nationals two weeks ago.

The Effingham Flaming Hearts competitive cheerleading team placed first in the Game Day Division and third in the Routine ...

Led by Ty Pence's 22 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 75-68 on Thursday. The Redbirds improved to 9-3 with the win and the Salukis fell ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against the state of Illinois seeking access to its complete, unredacted ...

Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) announced Rebecca Merkley has been promoted to the role of Branch Manager of the ...

Springfield, met with Illinois Farm Bureau members at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Chicago to highlight agriculture’s ...

Max Kull, son of Mark and Rhonda Kull, was named the Stewardson-Strasburg November Junior High Student of the Month.

Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 7. Comparatively, hunters harvested 82,496 deer during the 2024 ...

A district judge sentenced an Effingham County man to 12 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to exploiting an 89-year-old man out of more than $400,000.

SPRINGFIELD – Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders cautioned members of the State Board of Education Wednesday not to get ...