Category Archives: Local News

COWDEN, IL - Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police report the body of Wallace O. Darcow, Jr., 35, of Effingham, was recovered from the Kaskaskia River near Cowden during a surfa...

For Release - from the Governor's Office SPRINGFIELD (July 5, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner today named three new appointees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that imposes relea...

For Immediate Release Chamber of Commerce to Conduct Job Fair 2018 on July 24th! The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce will be conducting Job Fair 2018 at the Effingham Performance Center on July 2...

Mercer County Declares Itself A Gun Sanctuary (Aledo, IL) -- Mercer County is the latest county in Illinois to declare itself a sanctuary for gun owners. The county board last night unanimously approv...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's Wound Healing Center wants to educate area residents on health issues that affect many people throughout the United States. One such health iss...

Decatur Police Don't Think Two Shootings Are Related (Decatur, IL) -- Detectives in Decatur say they don't think two shootings in the city are related. One person died in a shooting just after midnigh...

Governor Rauner Doubles Down On Opposition To Nazi Candidate (Champaign, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is telling voters near Chicago to vote for anyone but a Nazi. The governor told a Champai...

Peoria Police Write 115 Fireworks Tickets (Peoria, IL) -- Peoria Police are trying to get people to understand the rules when it comes to fireworks. Peoria Police Chief Loren Marion yesterday said off...

The 10th annual Windsor Harvest Picnic 5K will take place on August 18th. Registration is at 7:00 a.m. and the run begins at 7:30. Entry fee is $20 for adults, $15 for children 11-17 and $10 for child...

Tri-County Athletics' annual golf scramble will be July 21st at Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland. It's a four-person best-ball scramble. Team entry fee is $240. They'll award prizes for first, sec...