According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during all 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19.

ALTAMONT -- Effingham St. Anthony edged Dieterich 43-39 to win the championship of the 89th National Trail Conference Boys ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 18 Illinois used a late 15-0 run to catapult past Ohio State, 87-79, at a sold-out State Farm Center on Sunday afternoon.

Hubert Williams, 95, of Brownstown, died at 7:52 p.m. Thursday, January 30, 2025 at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont. Online condolences may be expressed ...

Kathryn (Kathy) Sue Boone died on December 27, 2024 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born May 13, 1952, in Vandalia, IL the daughter of Fred and Donna (Cheshier) Camp. Kathy ...

North Clay (Louisville) fell to Sandoval in Thursday evening basketball action. The Blackhawks won the varsity contest, 45-37. In junior varsity play, North Clay was a 23-3 winner. The Cardinals are ...

SPRINGFIELD – Fourth and eighth grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the national average in reading and math, according to results of the latest round of national test ...

Schools, parks and youth activities were chief topics at Thursday's Effingham 2050 Comprehensive Plan discussion.

The Mustangs and Bullpups split victories as the two Effingham teams clashed in junior high volleyball Thursday evening. Effingham was a winner in seventh-grade action, 25-20, 25-15. Effingham was led ...

LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 18 Illinois dropped an overtime battle at Nebraska, 80-74, on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Kasparas Jakucionis posted his second-consecutive double-double with a ...

Although North Clay mounted a comeback bid in the second half with a 40 point run over the two quarters, St. Anthony remained in control with a 27 point third quarter behind seven more poitns from ...