We are looking at showers and thunderstorms for today and tonight. We will see showers and storms today with a high of 73. And, then a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 59. Meanwhile, we are looking at warmer temperatures this week, getting up into the upper 80s on Thursday.

Road construction project is set to begin this week on Randolph Street is Vandalia. The project is scheduled to get underway on Wednesday of this week. The project location will be on Randolph Street from Sunset Drive to the driveway at Capitol Pointe Apartments. The project will be split into 2 stages---one will be ...

The City of Vandalia will begin the work to attempt to identify any lead service lines in the community. During the May 5th Vandalia City Council meeting, the plan to work to identify any lead service lines was presented to the City Council. Alderman Bret Brosman asked City Administrator LaTisha Paslay for some furthe...

(Chicago, IL) -- Tourism in Illinois is alive and well. Governor Pritzker announced more than 41 million visitors visited Illinois state parks and historic sites in 2024. That is the highest number in nearly 15 years. Officials say the surge coincides with increases in investments and efforts by the Illinois Department...

We are looking at sunshine and warmer conditions for today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 75. Then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 47. We will be much the same on Mother's Day on Sunday with sunshine and a high in the mid 70s.

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 ...