It will be sunny and mild today. We will see sunny skies for today with a high of 69. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 43. Meanwhile, it will be a sunny and warmer Mother's Day weekend. We will see sunshine on both Saturday and Sunday with temperatures in the mid-70s both days.

The Vandalia City Council has extended the contract for the City's Department Heads until June 16th. The extension is for City Administrator LaTisha Paslay, Police Chief Jeff Ray, Public Works Director James Jackson, Cemetery Superintendent Sam Kerr, Code Official Zac Kopp, Water Plant Superintendent Andy Gelsinger and...

GOP lawmakers say a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest people and corporations in Illinois will be detrimental to small businesses. A group called The Illinois Revenue Alliance, which includes the Chicago Teachers Union, has joined Illinois Democrats in asking for $6 billion in new taxes. This after Governor J...

Meanwhile, Senator Plummer talks more on the $6 million in new taxes. Again, GOP lawmakers say the proposal will hit small businesses hard. And, as early stated, this comes after Governor Pritzker said there would be no new taxes.

Illinois farmers are playing catch up this spring planting season. While soybean progress is slightly ahead of schedule, Brad Summa with the U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn planting is lagging behind a bit. In the latest USDA crop report, there were just over 2 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending M...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation designed to curb junk fees. The state Senate passed the Illinois Junk Fee Transparency Act. The bill is designed to target mandatory fees tacked onto purchases that provide little to no value and aren't disclosed to consumers up front. These include &quo...

Vandalia High School held their annual Academic Signing Day on Thursday morning. The event is for the academic scholarship recipients of VCHS Class of 2025. Gabby Estime-High Achieving Merit Award & others, $19,200-Eastern Illinois University Madison Lupton-Trustee's Scholarship, $76,000-Greenville University Make...

We see the return of rain to the forecast today. We are looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms today with a high of 70. Then, a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low of 47.

A Vandalia man has been sentenced to prison time on Methamphetamine charges in Fayette County Court. On Tuesday, 59 year old Stanley J. Kelly of Vandalia pleaded guilty to one count of Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine of 5 to 15 grams and was sentenced by Judge Nathan Frisch to 5 1/2 years in ...

With Fiscal Year 2025 complete, the full year numbers are available for various taxes and revenues for the City of Vandalia. In FY '25, the City of Vandalia collected sales tax revenues of $2,293,685.99. That is up from a previous high of $2,249,277.61 in the past fiscal year. It is also the fourth straight year the ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Springfield on Wednesday, saying she was in Illinois at the direction of President Trump to draw attention to what she called dangerous policies by Illinois and Governor J.B. Pritzker. State Representative Blaine Wilhour spoke at the event, critical of Gover...

The debate continues over an Illinois measure to require firearms to be stored in a safe, with a cable lock or inoperable under certain circumstances. Senate Bill 8 passed the Senate last month. In the House Gun Violence Prevention Committee on Wednesday, House Sponsor State Representative Maura Hirschauer said the me...

A bill to raise the age at which Illinois drivers must take a road test is one step closer to becoming law. The Illinois Senate Transportation Committee passed House Bill 1226 by a unanimous vote Tuesday. The measure would increase the required testing age from 79 to 87. Ryan Gruenenfelder of AARP Illinois says the bil...

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We will be cloudy and mild for today. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 72. For tonight we have a chance of scattered showers late tonight and early Thursday morning, but we'll otherwise see mostly cloudy skies with a low of 57.