Effingham High School's competitive cheer team competed in the Carterville Invitational Saturday. There were 20 teams from ...

The third place contest went to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg with a 47-45 win over Altamont. Altamont edged out to a 14-12 opening quarter lead and led 26-22 at halftime. Windsor/Stew-Stras came back ...

State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) sponsored a town hall style meeting for farmers and hunters to discuss the continuing problem of too many deer in Illinois that eat and damage crops.

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns today, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal income tax returns.

National Unclaimed Property Day is coming up and Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is urging people to check the I-CASH missing money website to see if they have money or other unclaimed property ...

A man is dead after apparently shooting himself during an altercation with Charleston police. The incident occurred at 1:07am Saturday. Charleston police were dispatched to the 200 block of West ...

Closing arguments continued Friday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as the defense finally began their presentations.

The two teams played to a 13-13 opening quarter tie before T-town edged ahead 26-25 at halftime. The Shoes still held a one-point lead in the third quarter, 41-40. Central came back with a 9-8 final ...

In the junior varsity game, St. Anthony won 75-47. The Bulldogs were led by Miles Waldhoff with 15, Luis Gonazalez and Will Vonderheide with 13 each and Gabe Looman with 12. Windsor/Stew-Stras was led ...

Officers arrived and discovered a female deceased in her apartment. The Effingham County Coroner’s office and the Effingham City Police Detectives were called to respond to the scene. The individual ...

St. Elmo school board members Tuesday approved various building improvements.

The downtown area was the focus at the Effingham 2050 Comprehensive Plan gathering Thursday evening.