Chicago, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking President Trump for a pardon of his federal corruption conviction. Madigan recently filed a clemency petition with the Office of the Pardon Attorney. The Chicago native is currently serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence in federal...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County Board's newly renamed Administrative Committee, formerly called the Legislative Committee, presented its updated meeting schedule to the full board this week. Alongside the schedule, committee members advanced four proposed revisions to the county employee handbook. How...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Transportation Committee met on Wednesday and heard updates from Effingham County Public Transportation (ECPT), E-Trax, CSS, and PCOM. ECPT is still looking for more full-time drivers, E-Trax reported their number of riders are up slightly from last month, and the r...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Donations of personal health and hygiene items for the new Community Cabinet at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library will be accepted through Dec. 15. Among the items needed to stock the Community Cabinet are socks, gloves, hats, rain ponchos, travel size deodorant an...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County residents in need of a warm room this weekend can reach out to the Effingham County EMA with any needs or concerns this weekend. If you are in need of a warming center to escape the cold, please reach out to the non-emergency line at the Effingham County EMA at 217-347-...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- For many families, taking a drive to see Effingham's beautifully-decorated houses is a holiday tradition. This season, Visit Effingham has continued to focus on community and turning Effingham into a twinkling wonderland for our Holiday Lights & Festive Sights Tour. Now we invite yo...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL December 12, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 28 year old Kyler J. Rogers of Wheeler for an Effingham County FTA warrant for theft $500-$10k. Kyler was taken to the Effingham County Jail. Effingham City Police arrested 37 year old Derek L. Feldhake of Effingham for retail theft <...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A cold front crossing the region tonight, will bring in a very cold airmass for Saturday through Monday morning. As the cold air settles in on Saturday, another round of accumulating snow will impact the region. Saturday morning and afternoon will have the highest impacts from falling s...

Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Lake Land College Board of Trustees accepted a one-year, $15,000 grant earlier this year from the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN) Membership grant program to upgrade lighting fixtures across campus. The grant funding was used for campus lighting fixtures located on campus parkin...

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