The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is lifting the temporary suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets and auction markets. The suspension was […]

The end of the Illinois spring legislative session is sometimes as important for what doesn’t pass, as what does. That for many included House Bill 1237. The measure known as […]

By BEN SZALINSKI & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal […]

Four people were fatally injured when a car and train collided early Sunday morning. Illinois State Police were called to the scene at 4:21am along US Route 45 at Shelby […]

Effingham County’s unemployment rate for April was 2.5%. That’s compared to 3.6% in April of 2024. Total nonfarm employment decreased by 375 jobs from a year earlier. Employment gains were […]