James Scott

During the week, Cameron Lagrone works a typical 9-to-5 as a government auditor. But every Friday at 3pm, she unlocks the door to a weekend in

From its humble beginnings out behind Canopy's gallery complex 22 years ago, Fusebox Festival – which has its first biennial (aka every other

Ah, yes: April showers have brought the rescheduling of many events – several that ran in last week’s column, even! Keep an eye on our online calendar to see updates as new dates roll in. As for right now, I hope you’re dry and not too put out by the shuffle. That’s this city for […]

Happy 420 weekend and a merry Earth Day to all – which better be everyone on this planet – who celebrate.

Sources: Reports and obituaries in various issues of the Effingham Democrat, accessed at newspapers.com; Illinois Secretary of State’s Physician database; census records accessed at ancestry.com; photographs and documents from the Effingham County Museum’s collections; Effingham County coroner records from the EIU IRAD collection; 1857-1957 Edgewood Centennial book.

Alex Palou produced a spectacular four lap run in the Fast Six to secure pole at the Indy 500. He battled from eleventh after the first runs in qualifying and stormed into second after the Fast 12.

While working on the Emmett Till exhibit at the Smithsonian, James Scott learned how ideas about masculinity factored into the boy's murder.

Anyone else feeling a little overwhelmed by the current state of things? Or is that just because I caught a cold at Marshalls while checking out the discounted but still high-quality dried pasta noodles?

Rain chances have been few and far between over the past several months, but Mother Nature will be making up for lost time as we wrap up May.

Sting Ray Robb's qualifying on Sunday could not have gone any worse. After seeing the speed of teammate Rinus VeeKay's qualifying attempt, Robb started the run thinking he had a shot at the Fast 12.