Larry D. Byers, 77, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at his home in Effingham. Arrangements are pending at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham.

Effingham Public Library board members got good news Monday evening; work began today on the Children’s Room expansion project. The project will provide additional space for the children’s area. The […]

Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, speaks with a colleague in the Illinois House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey) By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois […]

Lake Land College is partnering with area high schools to launch Laker Connect, a redesigned and enhanced dual credit program aimed at increasing access to college-level course work for high […]

There were 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 20, 2025. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and […]

Mark Wayne Shaw, passed away peacefully on Friday April 18th 2025 at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois at the age of 70. He was born on […]