Donald Williams Jr, 71 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on […]

Jacob “Jake” Niebrugge will be discussed by the Effingham City Council to fill a vacancy on the Council at their meeting Tuesday night. Niebrugge’s appointment is an item for discussion, […]

Lawrence (Larry) R. Buhnerkempe, 86, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 […]

The Illinois unemployment rate for April remained at 4.8%, the same rate as in March. Just over 4,000 more people had jobs in April in the state than in March. […]

State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) served as keynote speaker at the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) Wednesday where he urged attendees to keep fighting for their Constitutional Rights. […]

(SEN. TAMMY DUCKWORTH) Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to make it easier for parents to safely embark on air travel with breast milk and breastfeeding supplies […]

The Michael A. Bilandic Building in downtown Chicago, shown in May 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Ameren Illinois wants […]