Lots of growth going on in Effingham County as leaders try to maintain the rural feel that makes the community special.

A new partnership is taking place between a Mattoon college and a business development center to provide a new space in ...

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) celebrated excellence in education at the 51st Annual Those Who Excel & Teacher ...

The Small Business Development Center provides free, in-person advising and affordable training to support start-ups and small businesses with planning, funding, marketing and more.

The following counties are under the watch: Bureau, Christian, Cumberland, Edgar, Fulton, Knox, Macon, McDonough, Morgan, ...

Severe weather is moving through Central Illinois, and with it comes a stream of updates and photos/videos from viewers.

Thousands of people lost power and trees were knocked down after severe weather moved through central Illinois on Friday ...

The Teutopolis Village Board heard a Comprehensive Plan update as well as discussed drainage issues in the village and ...

In Effingham’s Oak Ridge Cemetery, there are two very simple grave markers indicating the burial place of a woman who was a major figure in women’s history. Her name was Ada Kepley. Reflections of her ...

He started a dental practice in a basement office right near the family farm in Effingham, Illinois, in 1980 with a $15 hand-painted sign out front and a dream of making $25,000 his first year.

In the Southern District of Illinois, four individuals face federal ... is charged with attempting to entice a minor in Fayette and Effingham counties between January and April 2025; this charge ...

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