Six nursing homes in East Central Illinois received below-average scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.

Newly elected Republican state Rep. Chris Miller (Oakland) thinks he's beginning to understand how Springfield has become so dysfunctional.

McDonald’s, Sam’s Steak House, Lincoln Suites Title Max are still on a boil order.

Heartland Family Dental Care recently celebrated the addition of their new facility off Keller Drive with a Ribbon Cutting sponsored by the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Effingham Clinic celebrated the addition of three physicians with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Effingham County Chamber of Commerce and City officials joined Tick Tock Energy officials, President Eric Pals and Vice-President Craig Pals, and staff in a ribbon cutting ceremony.

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"Continental Mills is a hidden gem in Effingham - and that's how they like it.

Today is the last day to submit nominations for the Parisian of the Year and Business of they Year Awards.

Newly elected state Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) says that finding answers to some of his most burning questions has come easily during his first few weeks in Springfield.

Newly elected Republican State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks he knows why things have become so dysfunctional in Springfield.

State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says the state's new minimum wage bill is misguided.

After 18 years in business, Scott Cutler says the rewards of selling firearms no longer meet the costs.

We would not have so many opportunities and events in our town without the support of amazing local businesses!

The City team recently visited Crossroads Bank, Effingham, IL - Member FDIC - Equal Housing Lender "Crossroads Bank has anchored an important presence in Southtown for decades," stated Mayor Jeff Bloemker.

State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) says he wonders how many of his colleagues in Springfield have a basic grasp of business economics.

Mayor Bloemker commented, "Firefly Grill has evolved from being a unique purveyor of interesting and delicious food options amidst a sea of fast food.

"The grocery industry is going through a major transformation," stated Mayor Jeff Bloemker.

High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.

Newman Rehab and Health Care Center, a 60-bed skilled care center in Newman, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.