Effingham, IL Lodge No. 1016 was instituted in 1906, and currently has 339 members.For the year 2025, the lodge was awarded GRATITUDE, BEACON and SPOTLIGHT Grants from the Elks National Foundation to assist in the development of programs serving local youth, veterans, and others in need.The lodge meets 1st & 3rd Mondays, except Jul & Aug, then 3rd Mondays; in Sep, then 2nd & 3rd Mondays; and Dec, then 1st Monday only, at S Rt 45 in front of South Town Mall, between Crossroads Bank & Silver Dollar Lanes Bowling Alley on S Banker St, Effingham, IL.The Exalted Ruler of the Lodge is Scott Overbeck, and the Secretary is Michael Porter.