The downtown area was the focus at the Effingham 2050 Comprehensive Plan gathering Thursday evening. Parking was a chief ...

Members of the Effingham High School Multimedia class had the chance Thursday to show their work. Charlie Huber's students ...

The best time to see the majestic bald eagle in Illinois is during the winter when the raptors seek open water areas for fishing. Illinois has more than 3,000 bald eagles during winter – more than any ...

Effingham St. Anthony and Brownstown/St. Elmo will meet for the championship of the National Trail Conference Tournament after both claimed victories Thursday evening. The Bulldogs captured a 56-42 ...

New Orleans at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 6 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 7 p.m. Utah at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 3 p.m. New Jersey at MOntreal, 6 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 17 Illinois fell to Maryland, 91-70, at State Farm Center on Thursday night. Kasparas Jakucionis scored a team-high 21 pioints, his eighth 20-point game of the season, while ...

The Indians edged out to a 14-11 opening quarter lead as Cooper McManaway connected on an old-fashioned three-point play with a field goal and free throw and a three-pointer for six of those points.

The 27-year-old Campbell pleaded guilty to four counts of either production or possession of pornography. He was given prison terms of seven years, five years, five years and three years. The ...

Fire left a residential structure in Mattoon uninhabitable today. No injuries were reported. Mattoon firefghters were called to 701 South 17th Street just after 5am. The structure was a two-story ...

A local man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a series of charges. 25-year-old Daniel Lankford of Effingham pleaded guilty Thursday to theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and ...

Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) has introduced a bill he says would improve election security in Illinois.