Tax on millionaires garnering interest but showing little sign of progress House Speaker Chris Welch is flanked by Senate President Don Harmon and Governor J.B. Pritzker at the State Capitol […]

Effingham County 911 board members talked Tuesday with representatives of Global Technical Systems and other agencies about a lack of redundancy of the system’s tornado sirens. Darin Deters of GTS […]

Edward Forrest Wilson, 83, of West Liberty, Illinois, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana, with his family by his side. Mr. Wilson […]

(LEFT TO RIGHT: ADDISON BUNTON, BART WILLENBORG, AND JOHN KINGERY) Effingham Noon Rotarians had a recent opportunity to find out about the end of things. That is, the end of […]

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will be taking Mission # 77 on May 5 from Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. Mission #77 will serve 95 veterans – 5 Korean and […]

Francis E. Mulvaney, 78 of Effingham, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. No public services will be held at this time. Burial will […]