Clay County State’s Attorney Phillip M. Givens has announced that Michael Phillips, 39, of Louisville, Illinois, was sentenced to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on October 1, 2025, […]
Author: Greg Sapp
The Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education acted Tuesday on two student disciplinary cases. The Board expelled one student through the end of the second semester of the 2026-27 school […]
The Effingham Police Department is alerting the public about an ongoing scam involving individuals impersonating police officers from our Department. Scammers, identifying themselves as specific Effingham Police Officers, are contacting […]


