Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Dozens of infants across the U.S. may have contracted botulism from tainted baby formula. The FDA says as of Wednesday, the outbreak includes at least 51 infants across 19 states with suspected or confirmed botulism who those were exposed to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula. Feder...

Chicago, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois becomes 12th state to enact legislation to provide terminally ill patients with autonomy, dignity and peace at the end of their lives Governor Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill (SB 1950), a law that will provide qualified terminally ill patients with the option to see...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Effingham County is proud to announce that two local nominees were honored at the recent North Region Recognition Event, celebrating outstanding volunteers across 17 states. Becky Kinman, a longtime dedicated Relayer, was nominated for Rel...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County's Tax and Finance Committee met Thursday and reviewed a proposal to help fund a Lake Sara beach expansion. Christo Schultz, representing Lake Sara Forever, reported $100,000 raised so far, with a $25,000 shortfall remaining. Schultz positioned the expansion as a tourism...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham Noon Rotarians celebrated the Christmas season at their gathering on December 10. Special guests were the Effingham High School Choir and the FACE Chorus and Orchestra. Noon Rotarians Norma Lansing and Beth Debolt organized the party that featured special music, singalongs, an...

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Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Lake Land College Broadcasting Club recently held its 19th annual campus-wide food drive to support the Lake Land College food pantry. Throughout the month of November, the club accepted non-perishable food donations, with priority items including canned foods, pastas, spices and mo...

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...