We are looking at sunshine for today. We will see sunny skies today with a high of 66. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 50. We'll see winds out of the south gusting better than 20 miles per hour for tonight. Meanwhile, showers and storms will be with use beginning on Thursday and severe s...

A change the City of Vandalia was forced to make with the City's Employee Health Insurance coverage is going to turn out to be a big savings for the City and a saving for the employees, as well. During a special meeting on Monday evening, several city employees were on hand to hear more on the new health insurance cove...

A bill clarifying that law enforcement cannot search a car based solely on the smell of marijuana is moving through the Illinois Statehouse. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Rachel Ventura, would still require that cannabis be stored in a secure, sealed, or re-sealable container. Critics also point to the fact tha...

The latest Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council places Illinois among the very poorest in the U.S. The ALEC-Laffer competitiveness index released Tuesday ranks Illinois 46th out of 50 in economic outlook for 2025 and 47th out of 50 in economic performance over the last ten year...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is still a great place to shoot a movie. Governor Pritzker announced that 2024 was another historic year for film and TV production in Illinois. Officials believe the high expenditures demonstrate Illinois' ability to bounce back following strikes that halted production in 2023. They credi...

We will see sunshine and windy conditions today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 59. Winds from the northwest will gust about 30 miles per hour today. Then, clear skies and cold tonight with a low of 36. Winds from the northwest will gust about 20 miles per hour tonight. Meanwhile, after more ...

The Vandalia City Council at a special meeting on Monday evening approved two development agreements---one of which was originally approved in the fall of 2024. Back in September of last year, the Vandalia City Council approved a 1% sales tax override to be paid to Developer Mike Wehrle on property on Veteran's Avenue ...

The Vandalia School Board on Monday approved the hiring of an additional Health Occupation/CNA Instructor to address growing interest and applicants for the program. Vandalia Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Garrison spoke during her report as part of the monthly meeting explaining that OKAW Vocational Program this year has...

(Shelby Co., IL) -- A Shelby County man is accused of threatening to shoot students and teachers. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office was contacted Saturday by the FBI about receiving a tip about a TikTok threat of shooting students and teachers at a school. The threat was generated from the Lakewood area in Shelby Coun...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is unveiling its updated Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard. The updated dashboard includes data from the current 2024-25 school year. Officials say the interactive platform provides valuable insight into statewide, county, and school district va...

We could see a passing shower today. We do have a chance of light rain and showers today, but we will otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 67. Winds from the west will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, a chance of light rain for today with a low of 42. Winds from the west will gus...

There are some issues with the elevator at the Fayette County Courthouse that could be costly and could take months to repair. At Thursday's Fayette County Board Meeting, Board member and Public Building Commission Chair Mack Payne said that Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens had informed him of issues with the elev...

Fayette County voters rejected a 1% sales tax earlier this month that would have been used to pay for a new Courthouse and Jail. And, the Fayette County Board Chairman says they may end up voting on it again. Board Chairman Jacob Harris says the matter could come back up again in 2027. Voters in Fayette County reject...

The Illinois House of Representatives has passed legislation that involves the usage of plastic foodware. The measure provides that a third party food delivery platform or third party online ordering platform must allow consumers to request single use foodware when ordering food or beverages from a restaurant through ...

We will see a warm up today. We will see mostly sunny skies today with a high of 71. Winds out of the south will gust better than 35 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 56.