The sixth annual three-day long Summer Sundown Music Festival over the weekend saw dozens of local and not-so-local musicians hit the stages around Lake Sara. From local vendors ...

Last year, the Ann Crooker St. Clair Constitution Week Committee learned about a third grade student who loved history.

The DAR Community Service Award provides a unique opportunity for chapters to provide non-competitive recognition to worthy ...

Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.

EFFINGHAM – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that pavement patching on Keller Drive between Ford Avenue and south of Grove Avenue in Effingham is underway.

Family members say former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has died at 79. The popular two-term Republican was credited with guiding ...

The 96th reunion of Shelby County, Illinois, Pioneer Joseph Baker's descendants was held Sept. 7 at St. Michael School Small Gym in Sigel.

Wall Street rises to more records ...

The discovery of Teflon led to the invention of non-stick cookware, which revolutionized home cooking, but it came at a cost to the environment and human health.

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias awarded $28.3 million for library services and literacy programs throughout the state.

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...