Nonfarm payrolls were almost unchanged in Illinois in January, down 1,100, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9%. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported that compared to a […]

Members of the Effingham County Board’s Tax and Finance Committee Thursday discussed the potential impact of Federal budget cuts on the county’s emergency management services. Former county board chairman Jim […]

A Fayette County teenager has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in St. Peter. 18-year-old Kaden Phillips Thursday pleaded guilty to a Class 1 felony count […]

Members of the Effingham County Board’s Tax and Finance Committee Thursday discussed the potential impact of Federal budget cuts on the county’s emergency management services. Former county board chairman Jim […]

Gregory D. Habbe passed from this life early in the morning of March 11, 2025. He made his entrance into this world on February 24, 1948 as the first born […]

Cumberland County board members approved an agreement with Charleston Engineering. The engineering agreement is for work on the Hazel Dell Road, which is to be upgraded. The Board renewed its […]