In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down Illinois casinos, video gambling terminals, horse racing and ...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically ...

Officials are assessing damage this week after a tornado ripped through Neoga elementary and junior high schools just after ...

A Flora resident was injured in a three-vehicle accident March 15 at the intersection of Route 45 and 1425th Street in Union Township, according to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office.

John Petruszak opened his email Feb. 27 to find a message he called “shocking”: the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had rescinded two grants it had ...

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Kaden A. Phillips, 18, of rural St. Peter, has pleaded guilty in Fayette County to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the death of a 14-year-old last ...

The Illini earned the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region and will play their first-round game at 8:45 p.m. Friday in Milwaukee. That means Illini fans can drive to ...

For local farmer Ben Stumpf, the steady stream of income from a new federal grant allowed him to quit his second job working nights for UPS in Belleville and focus ...

The emergence of nurse practitioners in Effingham County mirrored a national innovation that was launched by Loretta (“Lee”) ...

Earthrise Energy has awarded a $25,000 grant to Leaders Innovating for Tomorrow (LIFT) in Mattoon to support career training and workforce development programs for local students. This funding will he ...

"These are absolutely great young men," Rincker said of his five seniors who were sitting to his left and right during the ...