Two young children were killed in a house fire Friday morning in Janesville, a community on the Cumberland-Coles county line. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers has identified the children as ...

A Mattoon man has been arrested for the murder of his mother. Mattoon city police say 31-year-old Douglas R. Reed admitted to striking his mother several times in the head with a hammer in the early ...

Teutopolis village board members this week decided to hold off on reimbursing the village for Tax Increment Financing district funds. Some major projects are in the works for this year so those will ...

A local man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault. 62-year-old Richard L. Bailey of Effingham is a registered sex offender stemming from a conviction in Coles County in 2002. Bailey ...

Effingham city council members heard about a $3 million grant at this week's meeting. The Regional Site Readiness grant is from the State and a project does not have to be identified to receive the ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Spring 2025 enrollment is up 3.3%, or 344 students, compared to last year. The increase, the second year in a row of over 3%, follows a Fall that saw the ...

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in Illinois to practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On! during Earthquake Awareness Month.