Fire destroyed a home in Effingham early Saturday morning and damaged a neighboring structure. Effingham firefighters were ...

Efingham County Treasurer Deb Ruholl made the second distribution of 2023 real estate tax revenue on Friday, November 15.

West Township Supervisor Scott Beal has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Township Officials of Illinois. A member of the Township Officials of Illinois Supervisor Division’s State Board ...

The Effingham County 911 Board has approved the budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The measure calls for $1.24 million in expenditures, about $350,000 more in outgo than income. 911 will still have more ...

In the junior varsity game, St. Anthony was a 52-30 winner over Sandoval. Addie Lauritzen scored 19 and had 10 rebounds while Aubrey Denning and Jackie Vonderheide tallied 10 points each. Vonderheide ...

The Illinois unemployment rate for October rose to 5.2%, up from 4.5% one year earlier. The Effingham County jobless rate for the month was 3.3%, up from 3.1% Total non-farm employment in the ...

This holiday season, Visit Effingham invites you to flip the switch on tradition for an all-NEW magical event. They are trading competition for community and turning Effingham into a twinkling ...

Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 3 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 5 p.m. Vegas at Montreal, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

New York at Utah, 4 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 6 p.m. Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m. Portland at Houston, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Los Angeles ...

Denver at Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m. San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles Rams, 7:20 p.m.

Marissa A. Banovz, 45, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 1, 1979 in Effingham, she was the daughter of Dr. Samuel and Connie (Ghere) Walton of Effingham ...

Bill Finn, 75, of Hidalgo, IL passed away at 10:45 am on Wednesday November 20, 2024, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Monday November 25, 2024, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel ...