Effingham city council members heard about a $3 million grant at this week's meeting. The Regional Site Readiness grant is ...

A Newton resident will begin to serve a prison sentence for aggravated domestic battery. 18-year-old Kaileb Keener was ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Spring 2025 enrollment is up 3.3%, or 344 students, compared to last year. The increase, the second year in a row of over 3%, follows a Fall that saw the ...

St, Anthony finshed out regular season NTC play going 8-0 in the conference by defeating Brownstown/St. Elmo 67-35 earning the regular season title to go along with the tournament championship earned ...

Brody Markley led all scorers with 22. Westin Neilson had 14, while Seth Bergman was also in double figures with 12. Evan Hoover and Callaway Smith each finished with five points. Three points for ...

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in Illinois to practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On! during Earthquake Awareness Month.

Teutopolis took control of the game early against Robinson Nuttel with a 17-10 first quarter lead. They outscored Robinson 9-4 and 10-4 in the middle two quarters and had a 17-10 fourth quarter ...

Donations for the annual event will be accepted the entire month of February. On March 1, HSHS Home Care staff will cram their cars with donated items before delivering them to Catholic Charities. The ...

FedEx has announced that one of its Effingham shipping facilities will be closing later this year. This is not expected to have a significant impact on the large Freight Distribution Facility next to ...

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Vegas at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Utah at Columbus, 6 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Florida at St. Louis, 7 pm.. Colorado, 8 p.m.

The latest Associated Press high school boys and girls basketball polls were released. The Effingham St. Anthony girls squad moved from second to the top of the pack in Class 1A.

Altamont High School finished strong to take a 46-42 win over National Trail Conference opponent South Central in girls basketball competition Wednesday evening. South Central and Altamont played to a ...