NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The federal government has awarded Illinois $193.4 million per year for five years to expand healthcare access in rural areas. The Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services outlined […]

NORMAN EUGENE LAMBIRD

(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Norman Eugene Lambird, age 81, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held at a later date to be announced. Norman’s body has been donated […]

LENORA MAE SHAMHART

(NEWTON / CHICAGO / HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Lenora Mae Shamhart, age 87, of Newton, Illinois, formerly of Chicago and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, will be held Wednesday […]

JEFFREY QUINN “JEFF” HUNLEY

(PARKERSBURG, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jeffrey Quinn “Jeff” Hunley, age 57, of Parkersburg, Illinois, will be held Friday afternoon, January 2, 2026, at 12:00, at the Ingram Meridith Funeral […]

JOHN DALE “D.J.” BUTLER

(EFFINGHAM / CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for John Dale “D.J.” Butler, age 90, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Clay County, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, January 4, […]