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  • Turkey Dinner at Effingham VFW

    The VFW Auxiliary Post 1769 will be hosting a meal at the Post on Veterans Drive in Effingham. This will be on Friday, November 7th, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. On the menu:  turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes/gravy, vegetable, dessert, and coffee, tea, or lemonade. Open to the public, all for $8.00!

  • Free Medicare Guidance and Education

    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 […]

  • Ultimate Holiday Shop Hop

                                  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 […]

  • Friday’s Schedule

    HIGH SCHOOL Football IHSA State Playoffs Second Round, TBA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Boys Basketball Dieterich at Robinson Nuttall, 5 p.m. Windsor at Kansas, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Flora Floyd Henson at North Clay, 6 p.m. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Florida Gulf Coast at University of Illinois, 7:30 p.m. Nicholls at Eastern Illinois University, 7 p.m.

  • Finding Nemo Jr. at E.J.H.S.

    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.

  • Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad

    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 […]

  • Christmas Canvas Class for Adults

    Beecher City Library is hosting a Christmas Canvas Class for Adults on Saturday, November 8th, at 11 AM, at the Beecher City Library. This is a class for adults only. Cost is $45 per person and limited to 30 participants. Payment by cash or check only. Call 618-487-9400 for reservations.