Effingham Economic Development News Today

The City of Effingham is getting closer to having a final plan to address the city’s need for affordable housing.

Effingham is looking to improve and better maintain its tree population after receiving a grant for the establishment of the city’s first forestry program.

The City of Effingham and Illinois Housing Development Authority are teaming up to address the city’s ongoing affordable housing shortage. This week, they asked local residents for input.

The Effingham City Council is considering replatting an apartment complex, so developers can benefit from incentives for the construction of new multi-family homes as the area’s housing shortage continues.

Effingham officials hope to soon enter into an agreement for a lower electric rate for residents and businesses owners who currently receive their electricity through Ameren.

The Effingham City Council has adopted a tax levy reducing the city’s tax rate and approved a program to encourage redevelopment within the central and southern portion of the city.

The Effingham City Council is considering a housing rehabilitation program that would partially reimburse property owners for exterior housing improvements or demolitions within the city’s Industrial and Central Tax Increment

The Effingham City Council this week discussed the city’s community alerts, which are sent to residents through TextMyGov, in the wake of the recent tragedy just outside of neighboring Teutopolis.

To honor the brave first responders and nurses who risked their own lives to save those inside St. Anthony’s Hospital in April of 1949 when a fire devastated the hospital,

The Effingham Regional Career Foundation board members elected officers during their recent meeting at the Unit 40 School Board Office. While several members were in attendance, some of the 33