The extreme heat remains with us today and tomorrow. Our forecast for today calls for sunny skies with a high of 98 with heat index values as high as 105. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 74. Tomorrow will be much the same with a high of 97 and heat index values as high as 104---but we do have a cha...

The Fayette County Senior Citizen Center and all CEFS programs (Meals on Wheels and RSVP) will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.

The City of Vandalia has announced their annual street oiling schedule and will get started on Tuesday, September 8th. City Administrator LaTisha Paslay says that beginning on September 8th and running until September 15th, the City of Vandalia's Street Department will begin oiling various streets throughout the commun...

Schools have again had to deal with an extremely hot period of time during the school year, which also happens to be when many sporting events are going on for Junior High and High School. This week's temperatures have hovered at near 100 degrees at times, while the humidity hasn't been as high, heat index values have...

A Central Illinois state lawmaker and her husband, both being tried in federal court for charges related to her time in office, want to delay their day in court until after the general election in November. Following pretrial hearings for discovery, lawyers for State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Champaign, and her husband, Cha...

(Chicago, IL) -- Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is joining a federal lawsuit challenging the new right-to-die law in Illinois. A measure set to go into effect on September 12th will allow doctors to prescribe medication to terminally ill people to end their own lives. Cupich, two orders of nuns and a downstate pharmacis...

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Heat re...

The extreme heat remains over the area. For today we are looking at sunshine and a high of 97 with heat index values as high as 103. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 75. Meanwhile, Friday will look just about identical to today. Saturday there is a chance of a shower or storm in the afternoon with t...

The Fayette County Board's monthly Finance Meeting saw very brief discussion and little action taken to move to the full board as part of its monthly meeting on Tuesday night. The committee took action on just one item as they approved to forward on an Ordinance documenting tax sale purchase and sale by the county. Cou...

During Wednesday's monthly Saint Elmo City Council meeting, the Council approved the purchase of the building of attorney Richard Day's office at 413 N Main Street, located next to City Hall, for $35,000. After the meeting, Saint Elmo Mayor Kim Baron discussed the reasons for purchasing the building. Other items the co...

As the federal government takes a closer look at funding for telecommunications and internet services, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it's about time social media companies pay for the damage they've done to kids. In a Substack article published on Tuesday, Pritzker discussed his view of Meta's agreement to pay $17.1 billion ...

Fierce debate over data centers broke out at a public forum in Decatur this week. The Citizen's Voluntary Advisory Committee on Data Centers held the event at the Decatur Civic Center on Monday night. When people in the audience began shouting, committee chairman Jerry Stocks said the protesters did not understand enou...

(Mattoon, IL) -- The city of Mattoon is placing a delay on data center projects. The City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers. The delay will automatically renew after one year if the council takes no action. Colin McIntyre/jb Copyright © 2026 TTWN Media Networks Inc.

(Douglas Co., IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is responding to an outbreak of measles in Douglas County. Four cases have been identified in the county. The IDPH is working with local health departments to identify residents who were exposed to patients during their infectious period. Health officials ar...

The extreme heat continues and we are still several days away from any kind of relief. Today our forecast says it will be sunny with a high of 98. Heat Index Values Today will be as high as 104. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 76. Meanwhile, much the same heat will remain with us all the way throug...