By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com  Article Summary  Following the ICC’s approval of a $73 million rate increase for Ameren, the company’s residential customers can expect to see an […]

The Effingham Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday granted one variance and denied another. The petition granted was for a variance in the rear yard setback from 35 feet to 30 […]

Lisa Earp, Lake Land College Business Instructor/Program Coordinator of Office Professionals/Director of Court Reporting & Captioning, was recently named the Illinois Business Association (IBEA) Post-Secondary Educator of the Year. Earp […]

Effingham city council members discussed at their last meeting an agreement for engineering services for improvements on Jaycee Avenue. The work would extend from US Route 45 to Veterans Drive. […]

The Effingham County 911 Board was updated on new tornado sirens in place at two locations in the county at this month’s meeting. Work continues on getting the new tornado […]

Effingham Water Authority trustees heard from Attorney Kyle Boose at this month’s meeting regarding the franchise agreement with Wabash Communications. Wabash agreed to the negotiations at the October meeting. The […]