It will be a pretty nasty day and night around the area with strong winds, rains, potentially a thunderstorms and warmer conditions. We will see rain and possibly a thunderstorms for today with a high of 75. Winds from the south will gust better than 30 miles per hour today. Then, rain and possibly a thunderstorm for...

It is Election Day. Folks throughout the country are voting today in what are called the "mid term" elections--the period between Presidential races. Every member of the U.S. House of Representatives and 1/3rd of the U.S. Senate will be up for election tonight around the country. In Illinois, all of the stat...

It is Election Day in Illinois and voters in the state will gain be selecting between Democrat Incumbent J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey in the Gubernatorial race. Bailey spoke on Monday with I70 Media and he says they were able to deliver their final case against Pritzker on Monday with message g...

The City of Vandalia is moving forward with work to seek another grant, this one in an effort to possibly bring a new grocery store to the city. During Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved an agreement for $2,000 with the South Central Illinois Regional Planning & Developme...

The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to close four downstate work camps, which provide low-level offenders a chance to work within the surrounding community and be reintegrated into society in a controlled manner. Some state lawmakers have been critical of the Illinois Department of Corrections and governor for...

According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita. Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance at Reason Foundation, said state, county and local governments and school districts are accumulating unfunded obligations. Trujillo said Chicago residents are fa...

We will see cloudy skies again today with widespread rain on the way to the area on Tuesday. For today there is a chance of rain this morning, but we'll otherwise see cloudy skies for today with a high of 65. Then, cloudy skies tonight with a low of 60. Then, we are looking at rain and thunderstorms during the day on ...

Election Day is tomorrow. And, there are still a couple of ways you can vote. This mid-term election sees pretty much everything on our local ballot being at the statewide level. Republican Darren Bailey and his running mate, Aaron Del Mar, are challenging Democrat incumbent J.B. Pritzker and his new running mate, Ch...

(Chicago, IL) -- Both Illinois governor candidates are making the rounds ahead of tomorrow's general election. Appearing yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press," JB Pritzker said he's confident Democrats can take over control of both the U.S. House and Senate from Republicans. The governor didn't confirm wheth...

A policy researcher says bond referendums without stated property tax increases may still impact taxpayers. More than 50 tax and borrowing measures are on the ballot in various local jurisdictions across Illinois. Champaign Unit 4 School District is asking voters to consider a $192 million facilities plan with an estim...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are nearing a deal that could keep the Bears in the state. Perry Williams has more. Perry Willams/mt IL) Copyright © 2026 TTWN Media Networks Inc. Distributed: Oct 30th 7:16 am

(Chicago, IL) -- Open Enrollment for Get Covered Illinois is underway. Enrollment runs through January 15th. Illinoisans can enroll in, renew or change their health insurance. Get Covered Illinois is in its second year as a state-based marketplace. TR) Colin McIntyre/ad Copyright © 2026 TTWN Media Networks Inc.

As we end October---and Daylight Saving Time---we will see a mild day with potentially some light rain. Our forecast for today calls for a chance of light rain during the day today with otherwise cloudy skies and a high of 71. Then, another chance of light rain for tonight with otherwise mostly cloudy skies and a low ...

(Undated) -- It's time to change the clocks back one hour this weekend as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. Scott Pringle reports. TR) Scott Pringle/jtw Copyright © 2026 TTWN Media Networks Inc.

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