A juvenile is dead and two people are injured after a three-vehicle crash in Effingham County.
According to Illinois State Police, the crash happened before at 4:40 p.m on Wednesday at the intersection of Lake Sara and Moccasin Roads.
The driver of a pickup was traveling east and failed to slow down as he approached the intersection, where two other vehicles were stopped, said p ... READ MORE >>
Like other law enforcement agencies, Illinois State Police are warning of scam phone calls from people claiming to work for them.
ISP investigators have received several reports of phone calls from individuals claiming to be ISP investigators. The scammers go on to tell the person answer the call that their identity has been stolen.
ISP officials are saying this is a scam.
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The Effingham City Emergency Management Agency have announced a new weather siren activation policy for destructive severe thunderstorms.
EMA Director Larry Thies said along with tornado warnings, the emergency sirens will sound for any severe storms with winds reaching 80 miles per hour or hail around 3 inches in diameter.
Thies said this policy is part of a ... READ MORE >>
Two Edgar County brothers are going to prison for having child pornography.
Robert (47) and Toby Porter (39) of Paris pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on Friday, April 19th, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.
Robert was sentenced to ten years in prison and Toby was sentenced to five.
The brothers were arrested after the Attorney General ... READ MORE >>
The Clark County is starting a new alert system "Hyper-Reach" and encouraging residents to enroll in the program.
Telephone based mass notification systems are used by thousands of public safety agencies across the United States to warn citizens about local emergenies, hazards and other threats.
The system will send rapid notification of hazardous and urgent situations usin ... READ MORE >>
A new safety measure is in the works at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
The health facility announced Tuesday that people visiting the emergency department will have to wear a name sticker at all times.
The move is designed to help security employees identify who should and should not be in the department now that the facility is getting busier, hospital staff said.
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An Arcola sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor is scheduled to be buried Saturday.
Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Charles Brown, then 22, was killed while serving aboard the USS West Virginia, but his remains could not be identified at the time. In 2021, Department of Defense researchers were finally able to identify Charles Brown's remains.
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Rural Mason resident Travis Macklin received a Distinguished Act Award at the Effingham County Board meeting last night.
The award came after Macklin saved a young woman from drowning on April 2nd, after she crashed into the Little Wabash River.
After the crash, her vehicle began moving down the river until it was stopped by small trees.
Macklin, who saw the incident fro ... READ MORE >>
Over the weekend, divers found a dead body at a pond in Effingham County.
According to Altamont Police, on Sunday April 14th around 5 p.m. on Sunday, a passerby saw a man in a pond just south of I-70 in the 100 block of Frontage Road.
Authorities said the Effingham County Dive Team worked with Altamont Police to recover the man from the water.
The man was pronounced ... READ MORE >>
Eastern Illinois University has planned the Campus Beautification Day which is set for Tuesday April 30th.
This event happens twice a year during a weekday afternoon, once during the spring prior to the EIU commencement ceremony, and once in the fall before EIU homecoming.
Employees, students, and members of the community are all invited to volunteer.
This will ... READ MORE >>
Eastern Illinois University's police chief Marisol Gamboa was recgonized and earned the Chicago Association of Women in Law Enforcement (CAWLE) award last month.
The CAWLE award was presented to Gamboa at the organization’s annual Women’s History Month event.
CAWLE celebrates women in criminal justice through networking, mentoring, educating, and preserving ... READ MORE >>
State transportation officials would have to hold additional meetings with local officials ahead of construction projects under a bill before the Illinois General Assembly.
The bill, proposed by Rep. Brad H ... READ MORE >>