Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued a state disaster proclamation following months of severe weather and flooding that caused widespread damage across Illinois. The proclamation includes Effingham County and Coles County, […]

A five-hour public hearing was held Tuesday evening on the merits of a proposed solar energy farm east of Mason. Mason Plains LLC is proposing to construct and operate a […]

There was a partial train derailment Tuesday morning in Neoga. Neoga Police Chief Andrew Schabbing said four or five cars of the grain train were involved, but none of them […]

The Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have posted signs on the lawn of the historic courthouse to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of […]

An Altamont man has been sentenced to prison time in Effingham County Circuit Court Monday. 43-year-old Ryne Pierce pleaded guilty to counts of domestic battery and unlawful possession of a […]