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A 16-ounce T-bone and an all-you-can-eat buffet still share the same menu at one Illinois interstate stop. Plenty of families thought that combo vanished along with the restaurants of their childhood. The chain behind it once dotted highways across the Midwest. Most of those locations closed years ago, so finding...
Effingham, IL – November 11, 2026 – The Effingham County Chamber welcomes Effingham Shipping, LLC., a new, locally-owned business bringing packing and shipping services, as well as the UPS and FedEx brands, back to Effingham. Owned by longtime Effingham business owner Wayne Moran, Effingham Shipping fills a need...
Family friendly fun is coming to Nokomis in celebration of Christmas. On December 12th, the annual Snowkomis event will take over downtown. Speaking on the WTIM morning show, Trever Loafman from Newkomis, told the Hart Media Group that the event will have ice skating, barrel train rides, live music and a parade.
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham Unit 40 Schools is celebrating strong results in the 2026 Illinois School Report Card, highlighted by Effingham High School earning an overall Exemplary designation, the highest of five performance designations awarded to Illinois schools. Summative Designations provide a measure of school performance and progress in academic...
DECATUR — HSHS Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine - Mound Road, 176 W. Mound Road in Decatur, will welcome a transferring family nurse practitioner. Carmen Blomquist, MSN, APRN, is relocating from another HSHS Medical Group health practice to family medicine in Decatur. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who provides preventive care and helps patients manage acute and chronic conditions.
The Fayette County Board took some time at the end of its monthly meeting on Tuesday night to honor its two outgoing county board members and the outgoing States Attorney following the November General Election. Board Vice-Chairman Pat Click presented plaques to outgoing Board Chairman Jake Harris and Board member Ashley Towler to honor their service after both decided to not seek re-election. Harris spent 12 years on the board while Towler has been on the board for six years. Click then presented outgoing States Attorney Brenda Mathis with a plaque to honor her time with the county. Mathis served as Assistant States Attorney from the fall of 2015 to September 2019 and then became the States Attorney in December 2022 where she has served until her election to Circuit Judge that will wrap up her time in the Fayette County States Attorney’s Office in a few weeks.
Bethany is home to roughly 1,200 people… and Paige Robinson scored more than twice that many points in her college career, one that took her to the professional ranks and abroad. This afternoon, the gym where it all started got her name. Okaw Valley CUSD #302 dedicated the basketball...
DECATUR, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Emergency temporary road closures were announced in Decatur for rail replacement crossings. Norfolk Southern will be performing emergency rail replacement in the 1800 block of West Rock Springs Road starting Thursday, November 12. This emergency work will cause the closure of the rail crossing in the 1800 block of West Rock Springs Road starting at 10 a.m. and continuing to approximately noon on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
Math is a sore spot for many school districts in Illinois. Far fewer students are meeting state expectations for what they have learned in math class compared to English. That’s partially because many districts have focused on improving literacy in recent years – and have made progress. Urbana...