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 […]

Dawn Michele “Shelley” Murphy, 59, of Toledo, Illinois passed away at 7:21 a.m. on Thursday May 29, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, surrounded by her family. Visitation will […]

Carol F. Buenker, 84, peacefully passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 at her home in Teutopolis, surrounded by her loving children, who will miss her dearly. A Funeral Mass will […]

Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual Memorial Day service at Ewington Cemetery. The service was presented by […]