MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University emerita Professor Teresa Lynne Simmons, 65, of Macomb, passed away on January 2, at Quincy's Blessing Hospital from complications related to colon cancer.

The life of a recent Western Illinois University graduate is being memorialized through a new scholarship fund. Robert J. McClaughry graduated in 2019 and died in April 2024. His parents, Lewis (Monty ...