At Effingham High School–Start Time will be 7:45am on Aug. 13, 14 & 15. Dismissal Time will be 1:50pm. Beginning Monday, ...

Front row, left to right, Lillian Weishaar, Miley Pontious, Emma Wendling and Annie Budde. Back row, left to right, Whitney ...

Winning Effingham County Dog Show winners were, front row, left to right, Kara Shouse, Noel Hoekstra, Ignacio Hernandez, ...

Winners were, left to right, Weslyn Stefanski, Pearl Huber, Gage Wernsing and Ariella Goldstein.

Front row, left to right, Emmett Carlson, Emerson Caraway and Everly Schackmann. Back row, left to right, Camden Polanin, ...

Poultry winners, left to right, are Claresa Ruholl, Ava Donaldson, Ava Hecht, Easton Caraway, Kinsley Haarmann, Emerson ...

Effingham County Fair 4-H Dairy Goat award winners were, front row, left to right, Clair Berg, Bryar Kreke and Dayton Tabbert ...

Award winners are, left to right, Katie Kollmann, Ali Kollmann, Sam Probst, Weston Nelson, Eric Wiedner, Evan Wiedner, Spencer Lurkins, Nate Lurkins, Emma Beckman, Jake Buscher and Henry Probst.

The Unit #40 outdoor athletic facilities will be closed on Monday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ALTAMONT — Eleven races highlighted the opening day of harness racing at the Effingham County Fair Sunday. Casey Leonard started the day driving back-to-back victories. Leonard took Fox Valley Tamara ...

Baltimore at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 5:45 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 5:45 p.m. Kansas City at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. Houston at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p ...

Jacquavyian Carter and Mike Cox picked up two wins each. Carter won the opening race, the ISA 2-Year-Old Filly Pace with Illini Fort Kaykay. The duo crossed the finish line in 2:15.0. Carter then won ...