We will be hot and humid today. We are looking at sunny skies today with a high of 91. Heat Index Values will be as high as 100 for today. Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low of 73. Meanwhile, we are expecting much the same for the forecast on Thursday. Meanwhile, there is a threat of sever...

I-70 Media again encourages everyone to fly the American Flag for Flag Day and all other days. And, we would like to ask you to participate in our "Fly The Flag for Summer Promotion." All you have to do is take a phone of you flying the flag and send it to us to be part of our gallery. Just email it to us at...

The Fayette County Board approved the resignation of Fayette County Clerk Jessica Barker following a closed session during their monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Following the end of new business, the county board went into executive session for just over a half hour before returning to open session. County administra...

A bipartisan effort to protect event-goers from fraudulent tickets and online ticket scams made its way through the Illinois General Assembly before the spring legislative session concluded. Led by Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, the bill prohibits ticket sellers and resellers from offering the sale of a ticket they do ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is open to calling a special session in Springfield to put together a stadium bill for the Bears. Pritzker says the team needs to figure out how they can get the state legislature to agree on the same measure. The governor noted that the Bears have been making calls to him and oth...

(Champaign, IL) -- A Champaign man is accused of murdering a woman more than 40-years in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Court records say Charlie Brown Junior was arrested yesterday and charged in the killing of Agnes Tybo, who was found strangled to death in November 1983 in an Albuquerque motel. Brown was identified as a s...

Vandalia American Legion Post 95 will meeting at 6 pm this evening at the Vandalia Country Club.

We will see several weather issues over the next few days over the area. Today we have a chance of showers and storms this morning, but we'll then see gradually clearing skies and a high of 88. Then, a chance of a shower or storm but mostly clear with a low of just 73. The hot and humid conditions will continue over ...

We hear more today from Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel on the community-wide strategic plan that will be coming to the City of Vandalia in the next step in the Civic Advancement Committee's work in the community. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says several area communities have eit...

Local officials are not happy about the Illinois Department of Corrections' decision to relocate Logan Correctional Center from Lincoln to Crest Hill, but a state senator from Joliet says the move is cost-effective. State Senator Sally Turner, state Rep. Bill Hauter and Logan County Board Chair James Glenn called the d...

An Illinois state senator says wages for direct support professionals lag behind where they were when Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office. Sen. Chapin Rose asked Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Elgie Sims if anything was added to the governor's proposal for workers who provide disability services. Rose said it would t...

..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bond IL, Brown IL, Calhoun IL, Clinton IL, Fayette IL, Greene IL, Jersey IL, Macoupin IL, Madison IL, M...

We are looking at some potential heavy rains over the area today. Showers and thunderstorms are likely for today with a high of 82. Then, showers and possibly a thunderstorm for tonight with a low of 69. Meanwhile, there is a threat of heavier rains and flash flooding today. The National Weather Service in St. Louis ...

We hear more today from Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel on the Community-Wide Strategic Plan that will get started later on this year and is the next major step for the Civic Advancement Committee. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says there will be meetings in the fall where they wil...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers. Pritzker is directing the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pause processing agreements for the Data Center Investment Program starting July 1st. The governor also outlined a framework f...