The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent in May, unchanged from April, and up +0.7 percentage point from the same […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Dean A. Willenborg, 67 of Montrose, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, June 26, 2026 at Sacred […]
Doris Lotz Young, age 85, of St. Peter, Illinois, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, June 18, 2026 in Vandalia, Illinois with her loving family by her side. Funeral […]
The Teutopolis Village Board will have to finish this week’s meeting on Monday night. The meeting was halted by the tornado Wednesday evening. Before the storm arrived, the Board approved […]
The project, under construction on Chicago’s southside since 2021, will open its doors to the public on Friday By AIDAN KLINEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Former President […]
James Arthur Kocher, age 83, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 6:08 AM on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Helia Healthcare in Olney, Illinois. Mass of Christian burial will be […]
City officials were busy during this week’s tornado event and its aftermath. Within the City of Effingham, damage from Wednesday night’s tornado was limited and no injuries were reported. The […]