The question wasn't if Altamont graduate Ben Roedl was going to be on the podium at the state track and field meet in May. The question was how many events.

Several elite U.S. colleges have made deals with President Donald Trump’s administration, offering concessions to his ...

The Illinois State Fair opens Aug. 7 in Springfield, promising 11 days of concerts, livestock showcases, carnival rides and ...

Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a ...

The Effingham County Fair crowned two new fair queens this week: 2025 Miss Effingham County Fair Queen Krista Phillips and ...

Insurance companies operating in Illinois have a transparency problem with state regulators and consumers, four top state ...

The Shelby County Senior Legion Post 611 baseball team wrapped up its 2025 summer schedule last week at a double-elimination ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to change the world. The "Logic Theorist" program, created by Herbert A. Simon and ...

Effingham middle-distance runner Alex Gordon — an incoming senior — is the 2024-2025 Effingham Daily News Boys Track Athlete ...

The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, ...

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, ...

The National Athletic Hall of Fame announced its 2025 inductees in the "Professional Athlete" and "Twelfth Man Award" categories in a press release sent to the Daily News. The ceremony ...