Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Foundation announced the awarding of grants to 26 high school journalism efforts throughout the state. The awards are part of the Illinois High ...

Moultrie County board member Scott Buxton turned himself in Thursday to the county’s sheriff’s office as he faces a charge of child pornography possession, and on Friday made his first court ...

Two Altamont residents are facing several charges after a search warrant initially targeting drug trafficking and delivery led to a discovery of nearly $100,000 in stolen property, animal neglect and ...

I have always been fascinated with history and how life was in earlier times in County, Illinois. When I’m hunting mushrooms in the woods and run across iris growing, I know there must have been a ...

Despite a push from Native Americans in Illinois, the ban on the use of Native imagery for mascots in K-12 schools stalled in the Illinois Senate after it made its way out of the House.

ALTAMONT – Illinois will remove its 1% grocery tax in January 2026. Municipalities will have the authority to replace that tax, which is what the Altamont City council recently discussed ...

John E. Edmundson, 86, of Lafayette, passed away at 9:39 PM Friday, May 23, at Franciscan Health Lafayette. He was born in Altamont, IL on Sept. 11, 1938, the son of the late Claude L. and Mildred ...

A former member of the Altamont city council, he earned a bachelor of science in Animal Science from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

The Father McGivney girls basketball team rallied from a four-point deficit after the third quarter to win a defensive battle at Altamont. The Griffins won 33-28 to improve to 19-11 on the season ...

Altamont and Windsor will face off on Monday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network.

The last of 300,000 young rock fans straggled out of debris covered hills Sunday after a free concert by the Rolling Stones which left four persons dead.