EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) - An Effingham man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to robbing a hotel at knifepoint as well as two instances of vehicle burglary and theft. Effingham ... Read More

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - One person is dead after hitting a guardrail on I-57 in Effingham County Friday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to I-57 southbound at milepost ... Read More

A rural Champaign County woman died in an early morning accident near Effingham Friday along Interstate 57, according to a news release. Read More

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A 20-year-old woman from Champaign County died after her vehicle struck a guardrail just south of Effingham Friday morning. In a release, Illinois State Police said ... Read More

On June 21 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a Gray 2015 Kenworth Truck Tractor on Interstate ... Read More

Effingham sits right at the crossroads of Interstate 57 and Interstate 70, which means you've probably blown past it a hundred times on your way to somewhere you thought was more important. Turns out, ... Read More

A 16-year-old Effingham boy died after his vehicle went off a bridge and into the river Monday night. At 4:29 p.m., the Illinois State Police and E ... Read More

MASON / WATSON, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois State Police responded to seven crashes along Interstate 57 in Effingham County Thursday night. ISP told WAND News the crashes happened between 3:15 p.m. and 5:20 ... Read More

One person was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Effingham County Sunday morning. Illinois State Police responded to 2300th Street and East 900th Avenue in Dieterich around 8:30 a.m. State Police ... Read More

The Effingham County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit has released new details about a deadly wreck in Rincon early Wednesday morning. "Preliminary information indicates the car the victim was in ... Read More

One person was hurt earlier this week in a crash southwest of Teutopolis, the Effingham County Sheriff's Office said. The crash happened Monday afternoon on 1600th Street, a quarter mile north of ... Read More

Illinois State Police is investigating after multiple vehicles in Effingham and Shelby counties were damaged by objects thrown from overpasses along I-57. State Police said these incidents occurred ... Read More

The Illinois State Police Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are actively investigating reports of Vehicular Endangerment in Effingham and Shelby counties, ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-57 / I-70 at Keller Drive (#7004) in Effingham, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-57 SB at Green Creek Rest Area (#7002) in Effingham, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Four people died early Sunday morning after a car vs. train crash in Shelby County. Illinois State Police troopers responded to the crash at 4:20 a.m. around Shelby County Road 400 North and Route 45, ... Read More

One person is dead and another has been flown to a hospital with injuries after a multi-vehicle crash in Cumberland County. Illinois State Police responded to I-70 eastbound just after 1 p.m. on ... Read More

The ordinance will be sent to the IDOT District 7 office in Effingham because U.S. Route 45 cuts through Neoga, Evans said. Under the Illinois Vehicle Code, IDOT must approve city ordinances that ... Read More

Six individuals, including an Effingham resident, were arrested during a two-day anti-human trafficking demand suppression operation in the Troy area on April 23-24. The operation was conducted by the ... Read More

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois State Police released the results of their Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Effingham, Richland and White counties for March. Read More

MATTOON - Bonds issued by Lake Land College are set to fund the completion of its planned Effingham Technology ... off of Althoff Drive along Interstate 57. "As we have transitioned to a ... Read More

According to Kim Rhodes, Effingham County Coroner, Effingham police officers and the Illinois State Police responded to a crash near the intersection of South Banker Street and Jaycee Avenue ... Read More

No one was injured following an incident Sunday afternoon where shots were reported fired at oncoming traffic on I-70 in Effingham County. The incident happened at about 3:11pm. Illinois State Police ... Read More

Part of I-70 eastbound was shut down for a few hours Sunday evening after two semi-trucks collided. State Police said around 5:42 p.m., troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash, both of which were ... Read More