the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, attended schools and raised in Nokomis Harley Ennis Stivers, an artist most notably interior artist for The Saturday Evening Post from the late 1920s to late 1930s, born and raised in Nokomis. Charles "Ed" Schaeffer, former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954 Charles Turzak, woodcut artist most famous for his Lincoln Wood Cuts, raised in Nokomis. Recreation Nokomis is home to 3 public parks: Nokomis Community Memorial Park, Fred B. Johnson Nokomis City Park and the Shane P. Cole Memorial Park. Ramsey State Park is about 20 miles away from Nokomis. The park offers fishing, camping, group camping, horseback riding, hiking trails, and three playgrounds. Media Nokomis Free Press-Progress, Nokomis' longstanding print newspaper since 1918 Heartland Newsfeed, a digital news company based in Nokomis since 2016 References External links Nokomis Community Unit School District #22 , Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois The Centennial history of Nokomis, Illinois, 1856–1956 Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Museum, baseball museum dedicated to St. Louis Cardinals baseball, as well as the careers of Jim Bottomley, Red Ruffing and Ray Schalk https://www.facebook.com/cityofnokomis/about/?ref=page_internal, City of Nokomis Facebook page Cities in Montgomery County, Illinois Cities in Illinois