An Effingham County woman was crowned the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen on Sunday. 21-year-old Krista Phillips of ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — A teacher was arrested by Effingham Police on Friday after they said he sent “inappropriate ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) – Effingham senior quarterback Jaxon Bridges is the latest WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week. Bridges is off to a strong start on the 2025 campaign. He broke three program records the ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — People are toasting in Effingham. This past holiday season, the Wheat Penny Cocktail Bar earned a one-of-a-kind title. They got to become a miracle bar, decking the halls with ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — For the second time in the last three months, an Effingham man was arrested as part of an anti-human trafficking operation. The most recent arrest happened on Monday near East ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — An Effingham County business which caters meals to daycares, Head Start programs and Meals on Wheels was “significantly damaged” after it caught fire Sunday evening.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The 2025 Great Race, a nine-day classic car rally, took a lunch stop in Effingham on Tuesday. The Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire spans more than 2,300 ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois State Police identified a suspect in an Effingham hit-and-run crash that sent a woman to the hospital last month, and she’s still on the road to recovery. Police said ...