SIGN UP NOW FOR UPCOMING CONFERENCE
(SPRINGFIELD) Registration is now open for the Fourth Annual From Food to Flowers : Everything Local Conference, scheduled for January 28th thru 30th, at the Bank of Springfield Center. The […]
BILLY HICKS
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Billy Hicks, age 95, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, at 10:00, at the Christian Church of Olney, with […]
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, […]
COMMUNITY REMINDERS FOR THE DAYS AHEAD
(OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed both tomorrow and Thursday, December 24th and 25th, for the observance of the Christmas holiday. Plus a […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police welcomed 21 new State Troopers this past Friday from Cadet Class 151 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield. The […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Commerce Commission has decreased the amount of utility rate requests submitted by the state’s two largest providers in the state. The ICC has struck $25.4 million from […]