Students are pictured at a Rochester Elementary School pre-K classroom. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) The report found Illinois has made slow progress on funding and enrollment Article […]
SPRINGFIELD — Facing the specter of losing the Chicago Bears to Indiana, the Illinois House unveiled a new version of property tax legislation that the team says is a prerequisite […]
The Illinois Elementary School Association Scholar Bowl Regionals will be held at Effingham Junior High School Wednesday, April 29. In Pool A are Effingham, Flora Floyd Henson and St. Jacob […]
By MILLIE LANGE MATTOON — Mount Zion won the Mattoon High School Girls Track Invitational Tuesday. The Braves scored 127 points followed by Robinson 82, Newton 69.5, Effingham 61, Teutopolis […]
CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation is offering college and occupational training scholarships for low-income individuals with high academic potential. The Community Services Block Grant scholarship supplements the cost of tuition, fees, […]
Effingham Public Library board members re-elected their slate of officers at this week’s meeting. The officers are co-presidents Matt Greider and Lisa Koerner, Secretary Charlene Topel, and Treasurer Shelby Dasenbrock. […]
Lucas Lee Lawrence, age 45, passed away unexpectedly in his home in Altamont, Illinois, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Born on April 30, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio, Lucas was a […]