A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal arguments that he should remain out of ...

Funeral services have been set for a 9-year-old girl who drowned in the Kaskaskia River. Ava Leona Delilah Baker of Mattoon was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 2 and she was found on Sunday, Aug. 3 ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made her second visit of the year to Illinois on Friday to condemn the ...

We’re tempted to cheer that divorce rates have (so far) decreased for millennials who married in the 2010s, according to new research from the Institute for Family Studies. But behind ...

Successful democracies endanger their success because of the complacency success breeds. They solve problems only when lashed by necessity: Britain considered Winston Churchill a Cassandra — until the ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a group of Texas Democratic ...

Recent rounds of “million-dollar rains” helped crops in many areas deal with the stress of heat indices in excess of 100 ...

Some transportation groups are skeptical and some ag groups are seeking more information about the implications of a planned ...

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

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 ...

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