(ST. SEN. ELGIE SIMS) Budget fully funds 10th year of EBF; restores property tax relief grant By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers approved a budget […]
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(CUNNINGHAM) Senate approves bill aimed at addressing concerns, but House punts the issue By BRENDEN MOORE & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Despite a Hail Mary heave […]
House Democrats surround St. Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) as they vote on the Fiscal Year 2027 as they vote in the early hours on Monday, June 1, 2026 (Capitol News […]
Carol Sue Schafer, age 85, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 4:56 PM on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Willow Breeze Hospice House in Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services will be […]
Gary Lee Koester, age 67, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 1:02 PM on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at HSHS Saint Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Graveside services for […]
Ray David Smith, 64, passed away Friday, May 29th, at his home in Newton, IL. Funeral services celebrating Ray’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2026, […]
April was another month where unemployment rates were higher than the same month one year earlier. The April 2026 jobless rate for Effingham County was 3.3%, up from 2.8% in […]