Local News

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Asks Trump For Pardon
Chicago, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking President Trump for a pardon of his federal corruption conviction. Madigan recently filed a clemency petition wit...
2h ago

Effingham Legislative Committee Met Monday
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County Board's newly renamed Administrative Committee, formerly called the Legislative Committee, presented its updated meeting schedule to the full board th...
5h ago

Transportation Committee Met Wednesday
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Transportation Committee met on Wednesday and heard updates from Effingham County Public Transportation (ECPT), E-Trax, CSS, and PCOM. ECPT is sti...
11h ago

Help The Effingham Public Library Fill Its Community Cabinet
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Donations of personal health and hygiene items for the new Community Cabinet at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library will be accepted through Dec. 15...
17h ago

Effingham County Warming Options Available If Needed During Cold Weather
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County residents in need of a warm room this weekend can reach out to the Effingham County EMA with any needs or concerns this weekend. If you are in need of...
19h ago

Holiday Lights & Festive Sights Tour: Time To Vote
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- For many families, taking a drive to see Effingham's beautifully-decorated houses is a holiday tradition. This season, Visit Effingham has continued to focus on commun...
23h ago

Friday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL December 12, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 28 year old Kyler J. Rogers of Wheeler for an Effingham County FTA warrant for theft $500-$10k. Kyler was taken to th...
23h ago

More Snow Expected Saturday, Below Zero Low Temperatures For Weekend
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A cold front crossing the region tonight, will bring in a very cold airmass for Saturday through Monday morning. As the cold air settles in on Saturday, another round ...
Dec 12, 2025
Local Sports

Local Sports Results For Friday
Local Sports Results For Friday December 12th High School Boys Basketball Teutopolis 49, Bloomington Central Catholic 8 FINAL National Trail Conference Altamont 65, South Central 22 FINAL Cumbe...
11h ago

Local Sports Schedule For Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday December 13th High School Boys Basketball Redskins Christmas Shootout at Sullivan High School Charleston vs. Lawrenceville 11:00 A.M. Teutopolis vs. Rochester 1...
21h ago

Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday December 12th High School Boys Basketball Teutopolis 49, Bloomington Central Catholic 8 FINAL National Trail Conference Altamont 65, South Central 22 FINAL Cumb...
Dec 12, 2025

Local Sports Results For Thursday
Local Sports Results For Thursday December 11th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo (1 Seed) Warrensburg Latham 61, (4 Seed) Sangamon Valley / Buffalo Tri City 23 ...
Dec 12, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday
Local Sports Schedule For Thursday December 11th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo 1 Seed Warrensburg Latham vs. 4 Seed Sangamon Valley / Buffalo Tri City 6:00 P....
Dec 11, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday
Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday December 10th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo 8 Seed Macon Meridian vs. 5 Seed Cerro Gordo Bement 6:00 P.M. 7 Seed Decatu...
Dec 10, 2025

Local Sports Results For Tuesday
Local Sports Results For Tuesday December 9th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo (2 Seed) Maroa Forsyth 63, (7 Seed) Decatur St. Teresa 49 FINAL (3 Seed) Centr...
Dec 10, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday
Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday December 9th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo 7 Seed Decatur St. Teresa vs. 2 Seed Maroa Forsyth 6:00 P.M. 6 Seed Argenta Oreana...
Dec 09, 2025






