Jimmie Allen “Jim” Tuttle, age 81, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 10:45 PM – Tuesday, April 6, 2026, at HSHS Saint Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. A visitation […]

Michael Leon Rhodes, age 77, our beloved father, Grandad, great-grandad, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside service will take place at […]

With the April 15 deadline quickly approaching, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is encouraging taxpayers to file their 2025 state individual income tax returns as soon as possible and […]

Illinois State Police are conducting a death investigation in the Toledo area. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office contacted ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 at 8:43pm Tuesday about the […]

A St. Elmo man has been sentenced to prison in Fayette County Circuit Court on a domestic battery count. 46-year-old Lawrence Moore pled guilty to the count Tuesday. Moore was […]

David Earl Herdes Sr., age 70, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Saturday evening, April 4, 2026, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. He was born June 16, […]

Kavi Chintham of Voter Solar gestures at a 391-watt plug-in solar panel and battery at a news conference about a bill to expand access to plug-in solar panel systems. (Capitol […]