Category Archives: Local News

The Lake Land College Community Choir is hosting their annual Spring Concert this Sunday at 3pm in the Lake Land College Theater. Afterwards, a reception will take place in Laker Point. The concert is...

The Illinois State Police is reporting that I-72 westbound lanes are back open between milepost 156 and milepost 144. It was shut down earlier this morning for maintenance.

A Richland County man was killed in a two-vehicle accident yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, 57-year old Kevin Van Blaricum was traveling eastbound on Route 50 near Odin when ...

The Effingham teen charged in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kaylee Jacob has pleaded guilty to the charges of Involuntary manslaughter and possession of a stolen firearm. The guilty plea came yest...

The Illinois State Police will undergo its 8th re-accreditation assessment by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies beginning on April 11th. For four days, a team of assessors w...

New figures from the state board of education show that more than half of the school districts in the state are operating in the red. The financial profile scores reveal that most districts are borrow...

The intersection of First Street and Jefferson in Effingham will remain closed today and tomorrow so that crews can complete sewer work. Also, construction has resumed on North Raney Street and no tra...

Pundits will debate the reasons, but the numbers show turnout for the Illinois primaries was high. The Republican presidential contest drew one-point-four-million voters Tuesday, compared with nine-hu...

All westbound traffic on I-72 between milepost 156 and 144 will be shut down this morning at 9:00 for maintenance. Traffic will be re-routed westbound at exit 156 and detoured onto Route 48 to exit 14...

Tomorrow Night, Thursday, March 17th, A Quarter Auction will be taking place to help benefit Special Olympics Illinois. It all starts at 5:30 PM at the Mattoon American Legion. For more information on...