ALTAMONT -- Newton High School claimed the girls championship while Altamont was the winner in the boys Altamont Ellis Track Invitational Monday. Altamont tallied 144.5 points to win the boys meet ...

Effingham County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has released additional information about the crash in Sigel early Thursday morning.

High winds did damage in the south part of Effingham around 7:15am today. The damage included downed trees and limbs. A power line fell across South Banker Street, closing the roadway until repairs ...

Effingham St. Anthony moved into a 2-0 lead in the second inning and went on to tally a 4-1 victory over Flora in high school softball action Monday. Abbie Hatton led the seven-hit Bulldogs attack ...

The Wooden Shoes went through Newton easily as Colin Habing was a 6-2 6-3 winner at the top spot. Oliver Lee and Carter Davidson were 6-1, 6-0 winners at No. 2 and No. 3. Myles Stortzum went 6-3, 6-3.

Carolina at New York Rangers, 6 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

New York Mets 4, St. Louis 3 Texas at Oakland, 2:37 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m. Los Angeles Angels at Pittsburgh, 5:40 p.m.

One person was killed and another was critically injured in a three-vehicle collision east of Altamont along US Route 40 Monday afternoon. No names of those involved are available, according to ...

Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University recently partnered to establish a two-plus-two transfer agreement for students majoring in English. The agreement provides an opportunity for students ...

Effingham Water Authority trustees considered the sale of two parcels of property at Lake Sara at their recent meeting. A bid of $87,700 was received for a lot at Pearson and Castella, but since the ...

Cumberland school board members scheduled end of year dates at their most recent meeting. Graduation is set for 2pm on Sunday, May 19. Baccalaureate will be held at Greenup Southern Baptist Church at ...