A local man serving in the United States Armed Forces is a member of the Presidential Honor Guard, and is serving as a member ...

Effingham Noon Rotary is changing locations for this week. Due to a funeral Wednesday at First Baptist Church, the Rotary ...

Midland States Bank was recognized as a finalist for the Best Initiative to Promote Financial Inclusion by The Future Branches Innovators Awards. This national award recognizes institutions that have ...

Effingham City Police Chief Jason McFarland said a dog escaped out the door of a house near the creek. While chasing the dog, one child fell in shallow water in the creek, while the other child fell ...

Effingham City Council members Tuesday heard that the City will attempt to obtain $16.3 million to finance the balance of the Ford Avenue extension project. The City would have to contribute almost $3 ...

A local man has been charged in connection with a burglary attempt over the weekend. 40-year-old Derrick Morrell of Effingham is accused of attempting to enter an apartment in the 1600 block of ...

The National Weather Service office in Lincoln says Effingham had a top total of nine inches of snowfall from our weekend ...

A Montrose man was injured in a Friday night crash near Teutopolis. 25-year-old Tristan Overvig was traveling eastbound on US Route 40, a half-mile east of 2100th Street when the crash occurred at ...

39-year-old Aven L. Snyder is a former Effingham resident, and was sentenced in Effingham County Circuit Court to three years in prison. Snyder was sentenced for possession of methamphetamine. The ...

The crash happened at 5:36am on Illinois Route 128, a half-mile north of US Route 40.

Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Amanda S. Ade-Harlow was recently presented with the Presidential Leadership Award from the Illinois Judges Association (IJA). She received the award at the IJA Mid-Year ...

Brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob, the authors of “Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports,” will speak at the ALPLM’s museum building (212 N. Sixth Street, Springfield) at 6:30 ...