City Engineer Luke Thoele informed the Effingham city council on Tuesday that bids will open on April 29 for several city ...

As Dick Durbin ponders whether to seek reelection to a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, the veteran Democrat reported spending ...

A federal grand jury has charged nine illegal aliens with immigration-related offenses in Effingham, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties over the last two months.