Officials in Effingham County met with the press Thursday afternoon to address concerns about a fire that broke out at DRT ...

E FFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Effingham County Coroner and the Illinois State Police have shared new details regarding a three-car crash on US Route 40 on Monday, confirming that one ...

As the countdown to Effingham ALIVE! continues, excitement builds for a day of history, family fun, and local flavor. The ...

After an evening with no activity, the storm system arrived in Effingham County just after 11pm. The storms featured rain, strong winds, relentless lightning and reports of hail. The storm sirens were ...

(WCIA) — The Illinois Attorney General’s Office ... “This sentence will protect children from abuse and exploitation,” ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...

Damage has been reported in Champaign County and several thousand people are without power in central Illinois ...

A woman in Effingham County was arrested early Monday morning on a number of charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, fleeing or attempting to elude police and endangering a ...

The Effingham County jobless rate was 4.2%, compared to 4.9% in January 2024. In the Effingham area, total nonfarm employment decreased by 400 jobs from a year earlier, with increases in the ...

The emergence of nurse practitioners in County mirrored a national innovation that was launched by Loretta (“Lee”) Ford in 1965. Lee Ford was a public health nurse in Colorado, and she was active in ...

Effingham County baseball is through 21 games in 2025, and have been on the winning side in all but three. They’ve found a ...