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...

(Sangamon County, IL) -- A former Ball-Chatham School District employee is facing charges for allegedly spraying three Glenwood Elementary School students' eyes with cleaning fluid. A Freedom of Information Act request revealed that 62-year-old Susan Perko was arrested by Chatham Police back on February 27th. The incid...

More showers and storms are on the way for today and we also have a chance of severe storms this afternoon. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms during the day with a high of 60. Then, showers and storms are likely tonight with a low of 53. In their latest Weather Briefing, the National Weather Se...

The Vandalia City Council approved several road closures for a trio of events in the city this year. During its consent agenda, the council approved the closure of Gallatin Street from 3rd to 7th Street for the annual Lions Club Halloween Parade that will be held on Thursday, October 29 this year at 7:00pm and approved...

Representative Blaine Wilhour was able to get away from Springfield over the weekend to attend the annual Lincoln Day Dinner. With so many issues going on across the state at any given time, many of them come down to the finances of the state and Wilhour says the problem he sees right now is that there is plenty of mon...

The state of Illinois has lost at least 100,000 jobs over the last six months, leaving upwards of 300,000 residents desperately looking for work by the end of 2025. While the rest of the country was adding 584,000, Illinois lost a net of 1,700 jobs over the last year, with the hardest hit industries being in retail tra...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he was never on a plane with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing last Friday, former President Bill Clinton was asked who he normally brought on Epstein-connected flights. A former Clinton staffer posted a social media clarification of the form...