Sherman

Car Parade Shows Support For Staff And Residents At The Villas East

By • May 13, 2020
Staff at The Villas Senior Care Community in Sherman gather to watch a parade of cars full of supporters. The nursing home is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak.
Mary Hansen / NPR Illinois

Dozens of cars snaked around the entrance to The Villas Senior Care Community in Sherman Wednesday. Staff in scrubs and facemasks waved as the cars slowed and honked, while some of their passengers hung out of the windows or sunroofs shouting thanks and encouragement.

Seven Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, One Death At Sherman Nursing Home

By • Apr 21, 2020
The Illinois Department of Public Health publishes a map of outbreaks at nursing homes and senior living centers in Illinois.
Illinois Department of Public Health

COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has spread to residents and staff at a nursing home in Sherman, just north of Springfield.

The Sangamon County Department of Public Health confirmed the outbreak Tuesday night, the first at a senior living center in the county.

Side Trips Along The Mother Road: Rt. 66 Signs And Statues To Spotlight Towns

By • Sep 8, 2014
Illinois Rt. 66 Scenic Byway

Traveling along Route 66 in Illinois, you pass a lot of small communities.  And when you pass them by, you are missing out on history. 

A new project will showcase some points of interest. A series of interpretive signs and two-dimensional iron statues are being placed in 9 areas.