Article Summary Friday marks a House deadline to advance bills out of committee, so lawmakers were scrambling to advance their initiatives. More than 150 bills cleared House committees on […]
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg edged Arcola, 4-3 in high school baseball action Wednesday. Arcola held a 1-0 lead after the first inning before the Hatchets moved ahead 2-1 in the top of the […]
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch presents his bill to limit where federal immgration centers can be placed in Illinois to a House committee on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Capitol News […]
Effingham St. Anthony played host to Effingham in junior varsity baseball action Wednesday and came out a 7-5 winner. The Hearts moved into a 2-0 lead in the third inning […]
Vandalia resident David Downs has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for child pornography. The 35-year-old Downs pleaded guilty Wednesday. He had been arrested in July of 2024. Other […]
St. Elmo school board members purchased two 71-passenger school buses from Midwest Bus Sales, renewed membership in the IHSA and in the SEPCO purchasing cooperative for next year, and approved […]
Brownstown school board members handled several personnel moves at this month’s meeting. Resignations were accepted for next school year from junior/senior high school principal Mark Riley, paraprofessional Holly Hollowell, 2nd […]