EFFINGHAM – Several City of Effingham employees were recognized recently for the hard work they’ve done. City Administrator ...

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

Special police units practiced at an empty house planned for demolition on Wednesday, honing their tactics in anticipation of ...

Below are boys and girls basketball results from Thursday and Friday. The Effingham Flaming Hearts fell to Charleston, 63-46, in an Apollo Conference game at Charleston High School. Charleston led ...

On Dec. 9, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Sub-Chapter #87 Retirees members and ...

The Lake Land College Alternative Education Club recently donated $432 to the College’s Opportunity Fund, a financial reserve ...

SPRINGFIELD. – The annual student art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois State Board of Education is expanding to welcome new types of entries, ...

Voting begins in January on entries for a new state flag. View the entries and the current state flag here: ...

The terrifying story of Central Illinois dentist and drug addict Phillip M. Jensen is the stuff of a Hollywood horror movie.

The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist ...

The House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a 17-year-old girl, and ...

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions borrowed from Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to trick the Chicago Bears on Sunday.