Cumberland High School was the highest finishing local team at the Big Trojan Cross Country Boys Invitational Saturday. Mahomet-Seymour won with 20 points followed by Urbana 82, Cumberland 95, ...

Law enforcement officers conducted an operation at a local motel this morning. The operation is continuing, and an arrest has ...

Effingham's News and Sports Leader Effingham Round Robin Effingham 13, Flora 0 Teutopolis 17 Flora 2 Effigham 6, Teutopolis 5 South Central Middle School Tournament at Kinmundy South Central 13, ...

George H. Mette (age 102) passed away with family by his side on Friday, September 4th, 2026 in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday September 17, 2026 at St ...

Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Aug. 26, based on a statewide vote of sports writers and broadcasters, with records, preseason rankings, points and first-place votes in parentheses: ...

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Major League Baseball Scores. Sunday, August 30, 2026. Reds 7, Cubs-5. Cardinals 4, Pirates- 5. Phillies 5, Angels-2. Orioles 8, Athletics-5. Astros 6, Mets-3. Rangers 7, Brewers ...

Game 1- Teutopolis 10, North Clay 0, (Final in 6 innings due to 10-Run-Rule) ...

Major League Baseball. Wednesday, August 26 Scoreboard. Arizona 2, Chicago Cubs 0. Baltimore 8, St. Louis 7. Chicago White Sox 10, Texas 4. Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 0. Cincinnati 10, ...

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Cleveland at Los Angeles Angels, 3:07 p.m. Philadelphia at Seattle, 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Diego, 3:10 p.m. Boston at Miami, 5:40 p.m. Colorado at Washington, 5:45 p.m. Houston at New York ...

Thanks to Jan Norman who sent in several pictures of the recent lunar eclipse, as seen in these photos: ...