Washington Savings Bank has announced the appointment of Blake Pierce to its Board of Directors, effective Jan. 14.

HSHS St. Anthony’s Foundation recently received donations from area businesses to support cancer care services offered at ...

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the following scholarships. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. The application link may be found at ...

Effingham Police Department responded to a report of an accident with injuries at 3:56 p.m. Jan. 19.

Effingham County will update its plan to reduce the damages caused by severe weather such as tornadoes, snow and ice storms, thunderstorms, and floods among other events.

SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says this spring’s election-year legislative session will be squarely ...

A new state law, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, led Effingham County Board Chairman Josh Douthit to ask ...

A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state’s Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and ...

New postal service changes to postmarking and transportation rules could disrupt mail-in voting in the 2026 election, Illinois county clerks warn.

Wage inequities persist in Illinois’ workforce, although data suggests the state, on average, is doing better than others, ...

Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov.

Tom Wright was surprised when his name was announced as Effingham Citizen of the Year during the Effingham County Chamber ...