Community Calendar

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) and Chapter, an independent Medicare adviser, are partnering to offer current and newly eligible Medicare patients free, unbiased consultations on choosing a Medicare plan that best fits their health care needs. Chapter advisers provide expert, up-to-date information about Medicare Supplement (aka Medigap), Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans.  They […]

                              The Ultimate Holiday Shop Hop will be held in Downtown Effingham from Monday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 9th. Grab your friends and shop your way through downtown Effingham!  Enjoy festive deals, giveaways, and holiday cheer at all your favorite […]

Effingham Junior High School presents Finding Nemo Jr. from Thursday - Saturday, November 6 - 8, at 7:00 pm. and on Sunday, November 9, at 2:00 pm. Tickets will be available at the door, with doors opening at 6:30.

A new exhibit highlighting the courageous stories of freedom seekers and the multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground Railroad in Illinois are featured in a new exhibit Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad.  This will be on display in the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site's Visitor Center - Sargent Gallery, now through […]

Enduring Freedom Ministries distribution dates for November are: - Tuesday, November 4th , from 4-6p.m., 304 S. West Street, Shumway - Saturday, November 8th from 9-noon, Mason location - Tuesday, November 11th , from 4-6p.m., 304 S. West Street, Shumway - Wednesday, November 12th , from noon to 2p.m., 304 S. West Street, Shumway - Wednesday, […]