By BEN SZALINSKI & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com  Article Summary The Trump administration is planning to send 100 military troops to the Chicago area, according to Gov. JB […]

An Altamont man is in custody after reports he took photographs of females in the women’s restroom. On Sunday, September 28 at approximately 1:11 P.M., Effingham Police Department Officers responded […]

Michael “Mike” Linus Hartke, 74, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born on February 28, 1951, to Alphonse and […]

Newton city police, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, and the Jasper County State’s Attorney’s Office participated in a major drug seizure Friday after an investigation at a Newton hotel resulted in […]