A local man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault. 62-year-old Richard L. Bailey of Effingham is a registered sex offender stemming from a conviction in Coles County in 2002. Bailey ...

A Newton resident will begin to serve a prison sentence for aggravated domestic battery. 18-year-old Kaileb Keener was ...

(THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK THE GAS MAIN DOWNTOWN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT A RELEASE OF GAS RESULTED FROM DAMAGE ...

Effingham city council members heard about a $3 million grant at this week's meeting. The Regional Site Readiness grant is ...

Two young children were killed in a house fire Friday morning in Janesville, a community on the Cumberland-Coles county line. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers has identified the children as ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Spring 2025 enrollment is up 3.3%, or 344 students, compared to last year. The increase, the second year in a row of over 3%, follows a Fall that saw the ...

Scott Kabbes led off by immediately saying the developers don't own the mall, noting that it was 3 months ago when their ...

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in Illinois to practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On! during Earthquake Awareness Month.

The structure is deemed uninhabitable. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the occupant. Most fire units cleared ...

A Mattoon man has been arrested for the murder of his mother. Mattoon city police say 31-year-old Douglas R. Reed admitted to striking his mother several times in the head with a hammer in the early ...

St, Anthony finshed out regular season NTC play going 8-0 in the conference by defeating Brownstown/St. Elmo 67-35 earning the regular season title to go along with the tournament championship earned ...

Brody Markley led all scorers with 22. Westin Neilson had 14, while Seth Bergman was also in double figures with 12. Evan Hoover and Callaway Smith each finished with five points. Three points for ...