EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The Effingham Fire Department put out a house fire in an attic that happened Sunday night. The fire department responded to a call about an attic fire on 3rd Street near National Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Everyone living in the home was able to escape and firefighters were able to contain […]
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) Five people were arrested Thursday following an anti-human trafficking operation led by the Illinois State Police (ISP). The ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau led the operation on January 25, which focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts. 38-year-old Daniel A. Bennett of Bethany, IL, […]