Longtime Chicago lobbyist Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in a yearslong bribery ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session.

HSHS Medical Group has welcomed Dr. Bashar Alzahabi to HSHS Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine - Effingham. He is a ...

Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) has completed a significant renovation at its facility in Neoga by adding a new rail loadout facility, constructing 1.5 million bushels of additional storage capacity, ...

To address the needs of communities, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has launched HSHS Community Connect, a digital database of free- or reduced-cost community-based programs and services availa ...

NEWTON — Sydney Kinder felt she was at her "peak" when she was a sophomore on the Newton track and field team. That season ...

Forty-three harness races took place at the Effingham County Fair over the past week in Altamont. The races started on July 27 and ran through Friday afternoon.

ALTAMONT – Demolition Derby drivers went head to head in five events for thousands in cash prizes during the 2025 Effingham ...

The Reiss Family 4-H Endowment Scholarship was established in memory of Brenda Reiss, who passed away in 2017.

In 2025, Rumpke awarded $66,500 in higher education scholarships to students throughout its service area. To learn more about Rumpke’s scholarship program, visit Rumpke.com.

Beginning Aug. 5, the CN railway will be closing the W. Wabash Street crossing starting at 8 a.m. This closure will remain in effect until 4 p.m. Aug. 6. This ...

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation announced the Fall Grant Cycle for 2025. Grant opportunities are open from Aug. 26 to Oct. 7.