Ruma
A village in Randolph County, Illinois — population 300 as of 2020.
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Hoyt Frederick Sanders
Hoyt Frederick Sanders, 69, of Red Bud, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at his residence in Red Bud. A celebration of life will be [...]
ObituariesAt their August meeting, the Sparta School District Board discussed the idea of consolidating the district’s two elementary schools – Evansville Attendance Center and Sparta [...]
EducationNorah Wagner, a junior at Red Bud High School, was honored prior to the Musketeer’s victory over the Panthers on Sept. 1 for reaching 1,000 [...]
Local SportsRecently it was announced that Corbyn Legendre was selected to serve as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education’s Student Advisory Council. Legendre, [...]
EducationHARD AT WORK–Despite there being some extremely hot temperatures recently, over the past few weeks crews have been hard at work doing tuckpoint work on [...]
Government & CivicVOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR–Rich Dependahl is pictured receiving the IDNR Volunteer of the Year Award from Illinois Department of Natural Resources interim Director Renée Snow. [...]
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Ruma by the numbers
- Area
- 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km²)
- Median age
- 35.9
- Households
- 148
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $75,000
- Office
- VILLAGE CLERK
- Address
- 207 MAIN ST, RUMA, IL 62278