Both the girls and boys teams of EJHS captured victories. The boys won with 26 followed by Mattoon 29 and Dieterich 76.

Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3. New York Yankees 8, St. Louis 4. Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Philadelphia 11, Washington ...

Effingham St. Anthony High School won its own boys golf invitational Saturday at Indian Springs.

SPRINGFIELD — Altamont’s Kyle Husted was a winner in the Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes Championship Three-Year-Old Fillies Pace with a purse of $35,000 Thursday at the Illinois State Fair harness ...

SPRINGFIELD — Wyatt Avenatti was a three-time winner Wednesday at the Illinois State Fair harness races. In the Illinois Topline Two-Year-Old Fillies Draw, he guided Hay Beth to the win in 1:59 3/5.

Saturday, August 16 — Taylorville at Effingham, 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

Mark Tovey, 71, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, IL. Arrangements are pending at Johnson Funeral Home in ...