Visit Effingham is honoring National Travel and Tourism Week, May 3-9, by highlighting the travel industry’s essential role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and, strengthening the region’s ...

The Lake Land College Center for Business and Industry held a celebratory breakfast on April 28 in honor of National ...

Larry Dallas’ farm in Central Illinois’ Douglas County is as flat as it gets. That’s a good thing for planting straight rows and maneuvering farm equipment in the field, but ...

The frequency of and damages caused by severe storms and other natural and man-made hazards in Effingham County will be discussed when the Effingham County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee meets ...

The Effingham County Chamber will host its Scholarship Breakfast on Friday, May 8, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Effingham. The event will celebrate local students and ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S.

The US is aiming to secure agreement on a broader range of agricultural purchases by China during President Donald Trump’s planned visit there next month, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson ...

Lake Land College recently hosted its fifth annual Spring Art Show. The show included a total of 87 submissions from students ...

It wasn’t even his most impactful home run of his first homecoming as a big leaguer. And yet JJ Wetherholt’s leadoff homer Thursday, his first in the ...

Two people were injured in a side-by-side rollover in Watson on April 25, according to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office.

Addressing the injury-plagued first month of the 2026 season, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters in San Diego that “this is a major-league season and things happen.” ...

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol had plenty words to describe what he was thinking as the baseball and the game soared toward the left field seats, but before ...