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Illinois quick hits: Homelessness grants announced; IDPH alcohol use report | Illinois

Homelessness grants announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness announced $2 million in state spending for community organizations to address homelessness in Central Illinois. The taxpayer-funded State’s Home Illinois grant is slated to support permanent housing programs for people experiencing homelessness and local organizations including Fifth Street Renaissance, Helping […]
Raymond E. Spealman | Moss Funeral Home

Raymond E. Spealman, age 79, of Trenton, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland. He was born November 14, 1946, in Lebanon. Raymond is survived by his loving wife, Linda Spealman (nee Williams) whom he married September 30, 1972 at First Baptist Church in Trenton and she survives […]