We will be sunny and warmer today. We are looking at sunny skies today with a high of 75. And, then partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 59. Winds from the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour tonight. Meanwhile, we have the potential for severe storms over the area on Tuesday. The National Weather...

There are always the various lists that will have things such as "10 best downtowns in Illinois" or "10 most affordable communities in Illinois" and you would always see a variety of answers but Vandalia did not seem to ever show up. But, an article last week that showed up on social media and was ...

Lawmakers in Springfield are pushing legislation aimed at addressing the affordability issue by capping the state's property tax costs. Filed by State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, House Bill 4626 seeks to base property taxes on the equalized assessed value of a home the year it is purchased. Property tax assessment costs would...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pushed back on concerns that proposed legislation, dubbed the "Megaprojects Bill," would cause a sharp increase in property taxes for residents Thursday. The bill provides a freeze on property tax rates during development of high impact developments, such as the construction of...

We will be sunny and mild today. We will see sunny skies today with a high of 62. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 42. It is our first day of Daylight Saving Time. Sunrise was at 7:18 am and sunset will be at 6:56 pm. Meanwhile, we have another threat for severe weather hitting the area on Tuesday. The Na...

As we have seen for several hours now, the rain and storms will be with us for a while long before moving on and also bringing us falling temperatures during the day today. We will see rain and storms stay with us this morning before shifting out of the area. We'll see our high this morning in the upper 60's before te...

We could see some dry time for today. But, showers and storms will return for tonight and into Saturday. Our forecast for today says we could see some rain early this morning. But, we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies today with a high of 76. Winds from the southwest will gust about 30 miles per hour today. Then, rai...

A group that has plans to work together for the betterment of Vandalia has been continuing their work. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel says the Civic Advacement Committee has gotten a good start on their work. He says they are currently focusing on trying to get grant money...

We have a new poll question up at www.vandaliaradio.com This weekend is the return of Daylight Saving Time. That means, before heading to bed on Saturday night, you will need to set your clocks forward one hour---or many today do take care of that for you. So, spring forward this weekend. And, such is the constant deba...

An Illinois state senator says it is time for lawmakers to quit talking and take action on housing affordability and property tax relief. Metro East Republican Erica Harriss announced a package of bills on Wednesday. Harriss said Senate Bill 3959 provides a $500 tax credit for first-time home buyers. Harriss also intro...

(Lake County, IL) -- A Mount Prospect man has been identified as the person killed when a small aircraft went down near Deerfield Wednesday night. Seventy-five-year-old Chester Wojnicki was piloting the airplane that began its flight in Madison Wisconsin before running into trouble. The National Transportation Safety B...

The rains will continue today. We will see showers today and a high of 66. Then, a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, severe weather is still a possibility over the area on Friday. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says thunderstorms are possible area-wide Friday evening and n...

Several topics were discussed on Wednesday night at the monthly Saint Elmo City Council Meeting. The first item that was discussed was the approval of reappointing Lucas Underwood to the zoning board for a 5-year term. The Council then approved hiring resident Gavin Koontz to design a new website for the City. When giv...

State Representative Blaine Wilhour made a visit to Vandalia on Saturday evening as he was in attendance at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner. With work going on in Springfield, Wilhour says its always good to take a break and be back home with his constituents. When looking at the overall issues with funding and taxes amo...

Some Illinois municipal leaders are pushing for the ability to impose local gas taxes. Mt. Vernon Mayor John Lewis says only non-home rule communities in Cook County or those with a population more than 100,000 can impose local motor fuel taxes without a referendum. According to AAA, the average regular gas price per g...