The Effingham Water Authority (EWA) has made changes to its short-term rental agreement, which will go into effect on July 1.

Effingham City Commissioner Mervin “Merv” Gillenwater, 75, will retire from the city council on April 30 to spend more time ...

The man who pleaded guilty to a mass shooting in 2022 in Highland Park that left seven people dead and prompted the passage ...

The Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state. The measles diagnosis ...

Approximately 550 Illinois Army National Guard from the Blackhawk Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, ...

Sgt. 1st Class Britt Talley, a resource noncommissioned officer with the Illinois Army National Guard’s Recruiting and ...

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The Illinois National Guard heritage is similar to the state tree, the White Oak. The trunk is stout and strong much like the core of the Guard. Branches lead off ...

Early charge lifts St. Anthony to 11-5 win over Teutopolis; Will and Brock Fearday combine for seven hits in the Bulldogs' ...

Sen. Dick Durbin's decision to not seek reelection ends his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and ...

Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team, has died following a ...

After retiring from 35 years as a teacher, Jeff Kellert began volunteering as a tutor and helped with monthly dinners at his ...