William and Jane Austin are concerned about human trafficking. So, the Effingham couple recently came to the Keller ...

The Teutopolis Unit 50 school board has approved a $1,000 signing bonus, with half payable after six months and half payable ...

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok. They are alleging the popular short ...

Sin City will soon blow a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana in an elaborate implosion that will level two hotel towers in 22 ...

EFFINGHAM – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the reconstruction of the westbound lanes of Fayette Avenue and a portion of Maple Street, north of the intersection, will begin ...

Effingham officials are considering whether to ban camping in public spaces in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives them that authority.

Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning as the Detroit ...

Emmanuel Clase’s nearly perfect season is now flawed. Cleveland’s All-Star closer, who spent the past six months dominating ...

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine ...

It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...

The aroma of bratwursts and beer filled the air on North Banker Street on Saturday. Polka music could be heard from blocks ...

Opportunities were there, but the Effingham football team couldn't find a way to capitalize on them. Head coach Brett Hefner couldn't have said it any better after his team's 42-41 ...