A man is dead after apparently shooting himself during an altercation with Charleston police. The incident occurred at 1:07am Saturday. Charleston police were dispatched to the 200 block of West […]
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(MADIGAN) Closing arguments continued Friday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as the defense finally began their presentations. Capitol News Illinois reports that prosecutors […]
Effingham City Police Department received a call Friday afternoon to check the welfare of an individual at 311 S. Second St. in Effingham. Officers arrived and discovered a female deceased […]
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites the public to eagle-watching events across the state in January and February. The best time to see the majestic bald […]
The downtown area was the focus at the Effingham 2050 Comprehensive Plan gathering Thursday evening. (SOME OF THOSE GATHERED THURSDAY NIGHT TO DISCUSS DOWNTOWN EFFINGHAM ISSUES) Parking was a […]
Members of the Effingham High School Multimedia class had the chance Thursday to show their work. Charlie Huber’s students incorporate reading, writing and ‘rithmetic into their work each day, but […]
(DENNIS WHITE) A number of criminal charges including two counts of attempted murder have been filed against the Mattoon man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident involving two pedestrians earlier […]