Home Sports Basketball Hearts Win, Maroons, Cougars Drop Girls Basketball Losses. The Hearts ran out to a 10-4 opening quarter lead on Newton. Alyssa Martin hit two baskets and a free throw for five ...

J&J Gaming Charity has announced the opening of the annual application period for the Jim & Kay Jansen Scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year.

LAWRENCEVILLE -- Cumberland will now meet Okaw Valley for the championship of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Boys Basketball Tournament after both teams won in Tuesday evening action. Cumberland had ...

Amy Van Bergen has announced the donation of The Heart Theatre, located at 133 E. Jefferson in Effingham, to the newly established nonprofit organization, The Heart Theatre, Inc. The donation was made ...

St. Anthony (19-2) and North Clay will meet at 8 Thursday while Neoga (4-17) dropped into the consolation bracket to take on Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at 6:30. Tonight's final first round games ...

Members of the Enterprise Zone Board met Tuesday and were updated by City Economic Development Specialist Sasha Althoff on ...

22 Effingham High School students were recognized as Illinois State Scholars.

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois will celebrate Mass Wednesday morning during ...

Altamont city council members Monday approved the final replatting of lots in South Point Subdivision. The replats square off the lots in the residential subdivision, leaving the lots to be developed ...

Jasper County board members heard that their Courthouse Committee reviewed a second design for the new Courthouse building. Committee members indicated the ADG and Stone and Waggoner could possibly ...

Effingham Water Authority trustees were updated at this month's meeting on the sale of Lakeside Marina. The matter was discussed at a special meeting in December. One of the Authority's attorney, ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen Federal Courthouse flanked by his attorneys Tom Breen ...