Severe Storms are possible over the area today. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms hitting the area late this afternoon and early this evening with a high today of 81. Wind from the southwest will gust up to 20 miles per hour today. Then, showers and storms are likely for tonight with a low of 6...

There are some projects that have been completed and some ongoing that have caught the attention of Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel in the downtown area. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says some earlier completed work along with the the project to revitalize some downtown apartment ...

The Illinois House Majority Leader is promising that the General Assembly will soon pass legislation to place restrictions on data centers. State Rep. Robyn Gabel cited a poll, indicating that three out of four Illinoisans support provisions to regulate data centers. McKiernan said the POWER Act prevents data centers f...

A new report says Illinois is among the most fragmented states in the nation when it comes to local government, but consolidation is not always an effective cost-cutting option. The Civic Federation report found that Illinois has 8,923 local government units, over 3,000 more any other state in the nation. Report author...

(Chicago, IL) -- An appeals court is ordering new trials for two members of the so-called "ComEd Four." The court made the ruling after hearing arguments during a hearing yesterday for lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore. Both were also ordered to be released from prison on bail. Mc...

Although not a big chance for today or tonight, the chance of showers and storms does make it's way into our forecast today and tonight. Today we have a chance of showers and storms--but we'll otherwise be mostly sunny today with a high of 84. Then, a chance showers and storms for tonight with a low of 67. Winds from...

The Fayette County Coroner's Officer was called to handle two deaths on Sunday. In a report from Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris, it states that on Sunday the Fayette County Coroner's Office was dispatched two times by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. The first called was early on Sunday morning. Coroner Harris...

One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in rural Mulberry Grove on Saturday afternoon. Fayette County Sheriff's Office report say the accident occurred at 3:02 pm at 1014 N 100 Street in rural Mulberry Grove. The report says that unit one--which was a motorcycle--was operated by Hector L. Zemora and was traveli...

An accident involving a horse and buggy and tractor occurred in the Shobonier area on Saturday morning in Fayette County. Fayette County Sheriff's Office reports say the accident occurred at 9:49 am on Saturday morning at 796 N 1500 St in Shobonier. The report say that unit one--which was a horse and buggy--was traveli...

A proposed bill gun owners say will price lower income buyers out of the market continues to get attention at the Illinois State Capitol. Opponents estimate the Responsibility in Firearms Legislation--or RIFL Act--could tack on thousands of dollars in taxes to one firearm purchase, and that would price lower income peo...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he supports a strong, free press, but Republican Darren Bailey's running mate says taxpayer dollars should not be spent on partisan outlets. Pritzker spoke at the Illinois Local News Summit in Chicago on Friday and said Illinois was the first state in the nation to launch a tax-incentive program...

(Carroll Co., IL) -- Two people are dead after a vehicle was hit by a train in Carroll County. Authorities say the crash happened yesterday at a private railroad just off Illinois Route 84, across from the Savanna Tri-Township Airport. An initial investigation indicates that a pickup truck pulling a boat and trailer wa...

We will get a one day reprieve from the rain today. We are looking at partly sunny skies for today with a high of 81. Winds from the south will gust 25 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 66. Winds from the south will gust better than 30 miles per hour for tonight. Mea...

For several years now, there have been complaints about the lights in downtown Vandalia not being bright enough. And, the City of Vandalia is working to figure out that problem. Speaking during our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel says they have been running an experiment with some lights...

In the wake of new legal proceedings in a high-profile Illinois corruption case, attempts to reform ethics requirements for state officials have weakened but not stopped. Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan appealed last year's conviction that led to his seven-and-a-half year sentence in federal prison. In the t...