The circuit court decision allowing the sale of Village Square Mall has been appealed. Attorney Emily Fitch Friday appealed Judge Allan Lolie's decision to the 5th District Appellate Court. There is ...

The state’s unemployment rate was +1.2 percentage points higher than the national unemployment rate reported for October. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in October, unchanged from the ...

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, tells the Senate Executive Committee he’d like to hold a bill prohibiting the use of ...

Barn and Bottle Winery is located near the intersection of US Route 40 and Illinois Route 128, west of Altamont. The winery ...

Visit Effingham presents another year of Wonderland in Lights at Community Park!

An Effingham man was injured when the motorized bicycle he was operating struck a vehicle. The man, 22-year-old Brant Gordon, was traveling along Keller Drive just after 4:30pm Wednesday at the ...

The pedestian hit and killed by a car last Saturday night in Cumberland County was an Altamont resident. The man was 34-year-old Sean Magill, according to Cumberland County Coroner Steve Sherwood.

Area veterans organizations participated in today's Veterans Day Service. Included were the Effingham American Legion Post ...

Details have been released on a three-vehicle crash resulting in injuries at Dieterich. The crash occurred at 9:30am last Friday on Illinois Route 33, just west of Norb Avenue on the west edge of ...

No one was injured following an incident Sunday afternoon where shots were reported fired at oncoming traffic on I-70 in Effingham County. The incident happened at about 3:11pm. Illinois State Police ...

Illinois remained undefeated on the season with a gritty 66-54 win over Oakland at State Farm Center on Wednesday night. Tomislav Ivisic led the Illini in scoring for the second-consecutive contest, ...

Durga Properties requested that the sale by the City of Effingham be denied. A Sheriff's Sale is scheduled for 10am today. A ...