Randy Thomas Seeley, age 70, of Montrose, Illinois, passed away at 12:11 PM on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at HSHS Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Private family services will […]

(THE ST. ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPION ACES TEAM…Madison Walker, Laney Walker, Holly Goldstein, Norah Frost, Sophia Emmerich, Gianna Frisbie, Ellie Link, Mason Jones, Isaac Fallert, Michael Wright, Oliver Kreke, […]

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday to mark the opening of the Effingham Fire Training Center. The facility, located just off Eiche Avenue, replaces the original smaller center and […]

Several area coaches earned Coach of the Year honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA). These coaches will be honored at the annual Coach of the Year Luncheon on […]

Effingham St. Anthony captured a 6-3 victory over Effingham in junior varsity baseball action Thursday. The Hearts opened the scoring in the first inning when a wild pitch scored a […]

MATTOON — Mount Zion was the champion of the Mattoon Boys Track Invitational Thursday. The Braves won with 140 points followed by Marion 86.5, Charleston 84.5, Danville 69, Effingham 67, […]

byBen Szalinski Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, presents a proposed constitutional amendment to implement a tax on millionaires to the House Revenue and Finance Committee on April 21, 2026. […]