Effingham Public Library board members heard this month that the project to expand the library's Children's Room should move ahead as planned.

Human trafficking is a subject of interest to the Effingham area, with Interstates 57 and 70 coming through the community.

The Board accepted resignations from Logan Mahon as a junior high Math and Science teacher and from Jane Hammock as a 1:1 paraprofessional aide. Those employed were Lily Bales as a high school Special ...

Keegan Schultz was the winner on the mound. He went 4.1 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, three walks and one strikeout. T-town was led by Michael Niebrugge with a double, home run and one ...

Noon Rotary also recognized those members who are celebrating at least one year's perfect attendance at Rotary meetings. Those recognized (LEFT TO RIGHT) are Mike Varady, Dave Ring and Tonya Siner.

St. Anthony 1 claimed the title with 315 strokes. Maddux Clark led the Bulldogs with a 37-38 -- 75 tally and finshed third overall. Also scoring were Joey B. Trupiano, who finished fourth overall, ...

ALTON -- Effingham St. Anthony High School competed in the Robert Logan Tennis Invitational Saturday. The Bulldogs were well represented as Liv Hoene and Nora Trupiano captured first place in the No.

LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 24 Illinois marched into a sold-out, hostile road environment at No. 22 Nebraska and left with a win, securing a 31-24 overtime victory over the ranked Cornhuskers on Friday night.

The Effingham Hearts got back on the winning side of the football ledger Friday night, defeating the Mattoon Green Wave 52-29 ...

A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Thursday at the end of a trial in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on assault-style ...

Stewardson-Strasburg school board members approved the budget for the new fiscal year. The Board this week also approved an extension of the district's maintenance building at a cost of $122,952.13.

Teutopolis village board members have agreed to utilize the University of Illinois for help in developing the village's next Comprehensive Plan. The U of I was one of six entities that offered its ...