1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (130+ words) Effingham Radio Illinois State Police Investigating Double Homicide In Olney Olney, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Olney Police Department and Richland County Sheriff's Office requested the Illinois State Police's (ISP) investigate two homicides in Olney. On July 7, 2026, at approximately 3: 11 p. m. , officers responded to…...

2+ day, 56+ min ago  (157+ words) Effingham Radio - Effingham City Police arrested 29 year old Louis D. Morris of Effingham for domestic battry and resisting/obstructing a police officer. Louis was taken to the Effingham County Jail. - Effingham City Police arrested 49 year old Heather W. Brown of Effingham for…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (236+ words) Effingham Radio Illinois State Police Investigating Shooting Incident In Effingham Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Police Department and the Effingham County Sheriff's Office requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 to investigate a shooting incident at…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (67+ words) Effingham Radio Head of the Chicago Police Department to retire after 3 years in the position The head of the Chicago Police Department has announced that he will retire after a short tenure leading the nation's second-largest police force Download the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (22+ words) Effingham Radio - Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 52 year old Laverne L. Verdeyen of Effingham for possession of...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (332+ words) Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-An Effingham man was successfully taken into custody by officers after he barricaded himself in a residence in the 200th block of N. 4th Street on Sunday evening. The initial incident was reported to Effingham Police at approximately 5: 01 P. M. as an…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (234+ words) Effingham Radio Watson Man Arrested After Incident Involving Firearm Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- On June 2nd, 2026 at approximately 2109 hours, the Effingham County Sheriff's Office 911 PSAP received a call of shots being fired along 1300th Street, just north of the village of Watson. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) Pictured, L-R: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Donaldson, Sargent Timothy Sayne The Donaldson Family experiences the ceremony from the Speaker's Gallery on Tuesday. "Chief Warrant Officer 2 Donaldson's family was at the Capitol this week to share in this honor for their…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) Effingham Radio ISP To Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Bruce Waggoner, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Effingham and Edwards counties during June. OREPs allow…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (225+ words) Effingham Radio ISP To Conduct Nighttime Enforcement Patrols Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Bruce Wagganer, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Effingham and White counties during June. NITE patrols allow the…...