By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com (SEAN GRAYSON) The trial of a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy accused of the murder of an unarmed Black woman in 2024 will […]

(A TREE WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO A HOUSE IN EFFINGHAM THE EVENING OF APRIL 2nd) We had told you earlier about tornadoes in the Altamont and Montrose areas during the […]

A magistrate judge has ordered a Vandalia man be held in custody without bail after he was charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. […]

The Effingham City Plan Commission Tuesday recommended the City Council allow a portable classroom building to be located at South Side School. Unit 40 Superintendent Andy Johnson said the goal […]

The schedule for the 40th Annual Mattoon Bagelfest was announced Tuesday. The celebration will take place from July 12-19. Highlights will include a concert by the band Everclear on Friday, […]

Longtime Effingham City Council member Merv Gillenwater has submitted his letter of resignation from the Council. Gillenwater’s retirement from the Council is effective April 30. Gillenwater said Tuesday that “this […]

A US magistrate judge ordered a Vandalia man be held in custody without bail after he was charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. […]