Marvin Lee Oakley, Sr, age 83, of Toledo, Illinois, passed away at 4:14 PM – Monday, April 21, 2025, at his home. Private family services will be held.  Arrangements are […]

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Vermilion County jury on Thursday found a convicted sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). The case was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office.   Vermilion County Circuit Court […]

A Beecher City man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a weapon. 28-year-old Tristan Durre was arrested by […]

North Clay Board of Education members reorganized in the wake of this month’s election at this week’s meeting. Newly-elected member Ashely Brooks and re-elected members Barry Adair, Ryan Ballard and […]

The March unemployment rate in Effingham County was at an even 3%, down from 4.2% in March of 2024. Total nonfarm employment in the county decreased by 650 jobs in […]

David Randolph Camp, 64, of Frankfort, IL, formerly of Altamont, died on April 19, 2025 at Silver Cross Hospital. The Celebration of Life that had been planned for the weekend […]