Big plans are unfolding at Prairie Farms this year to benefit farmer members and employees while strengthening the brand.

The 2025 Effingham County Fair broke records for rodeo attendance, number of demolition derby contestants, number of ...

"I worked to be the one everyone could count on and look up to in the future and the one everyone on the other team didn't ...

Rios — the 2025 Effingham Daily News Softball Player of the Year — ended her career with St. Anthony on a high note during ...

State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the Republican-controlled state legislature from redrawing congressional distric ...

Seiya Suzuki homered, Cade Horton threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cubs prevented a sweep from the Reds by winning 6-1. The sixth-inning solo shot was Suzuki’s 27th home ...

Below are area sports results from junior high contests held on Wednesday. You can e-mail results to Daily News Sports Editor Alex Wallner at [email protected]. Local news, sports ...

Longtime Chicago lobbyist Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for his role in a yearslong bribery ...

The Illinois State Police Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are actively investigating ...

HSHS Medical Group has welcomed Dr. Bashar Alzahabi to HSHS Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine - Effingham. He is a ...