Prominent Abraham Lincoln scholar, author, and professor Michael Burlingame will be the featured speaker at the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Birthday Banquet on Saturday, February 15 at the President Abraham […]
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Visual: Gov. JB Pritzker holds a shirt commemorating the movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 after signing the bill on February 20, 2019. The wage hits $15 in […]
No criminal charges will be filed against former Effingham County Board member Elizabeth Huston. The Altamont resident owns an ambulance service in Altamont. In 2022, questions were raised by some […]
Criminal charges against a public office holder in Shelby County have been dismissed. Teresa Boehm had been charged with violating the Public Officers Prohibition Act. Former Shelby County State’s Attorney […]
Shelby County board members are utilizing the services of a neighboring coroner until a successor can be secured for the late Brad Phegley. Phegley died during an incident at Lake […]
Altamont city council members purchased a Dura Patch machine to aid with street maintenance work at this week’s meeting. The machine was acquired for $14,000. Until now, the County has […]
(ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has highlighted four new laws initiated by his office that will go into effect Jan. 1. “My office has continued to […]