By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Four members of Illinois GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey’s family were killed in a Montana helicopter crash on Wednesday.  Circumstances […]

Carol A. Althoff, 82, of Watson, IL, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. […]

Ronald David “Beaver” Pearce, age 65, of Newton, Illinois, and formerly of Waukegan, Illinois, passed away at 2:33 PM – Monday, October 20, 2025, in Springfield, Illinois. Private services were […]

Cynthia (Markwell) Blanco, 70, of Greenup, Illinois formerly of Naples, Florida, passed away at 7:30 am on October 21, 2025, at the Cumberland Rehab and Health Care Center in Greenup. […]

Illinois State Police (ISP) Zone 7 Investigations was contacted on September 29 by the Effingham Police Department to investigate an alleged hit-and-run traffic crash that occurred on September 28, at […]

The family of Darren and Cindy Bailey are in mourning after their son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren were killed Wednesday night in a helicopter crash in Montana. This statement has […]

The Effingham Sunrise Rotary reminds everyone of the theme for this year’s Halloween Parade, “Once Upon a Time” (favorite storybook or fairy tale – from classic tales to modern stories). […]