Springfield—An Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team from Illinois is headed to Texas to assist with operations after deadly ...

With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in ...

The Effingham County 4-H Livestock Judging Team traveled to Black Hawk College in Galva, Illinois, last year to compete at ...

Kara Shouse is becoming a jack-of-all-trades thanks to 4-H. As a member of Effingham County 4-H, the Shumway girl has shown ...

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Please be advised that Effingham High School and Effingham Police Department will be conducting Active Shooter Response Training exercises on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and Thursday, July 17, 2025, at ...

Angie Moeller didn’t join 4-H until she was 13 years old. A friend knew about the organization and wanted Moeller to join with her. So, they did.

A district judge sentenced a St. Elmo man to 32 years in federal prison after he shot at law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant ...

The global food system faces growing risks from climate change, even as farmers seek to adapt, according to a June 18 study in Nature.

Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

Some lucky local sheep are having the time of their life grazing on their own exclusive lot full of fresh grass, thanks to a partnership between farmer Brandon Fink and Pivot Energy — a Colorado-based ...

How about a nearly two-hour drive to Carterville? What about an almost five-hour venture to Crystal Lake? Neither work? What ...