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We will be much warmer today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 80. Winds from the southwest will gust better than 35 miles per hour for today. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 60. Meanwhile, the unstable weather pattern will continue this weekend. We are looking at rain on S...
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A small but inquisitive crowd turned out for a Town Hall-style meeting in regards to the proposed new Fayette County Courthouse and Jail that voters will be making a decision on during the April 1st Election. The meeting was held to allow individuals to come and ask questions they may have before voting on the issue ne...
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We have our final two questions for the two candidates running for Vandalia Mayor in the April 1st Consolidated Election. Throughout this series, both candidates have been asked the exact same questions. Bobby Pate, Junior is one of the candidates for Vandalia Mayor. In the past, there has been discussion of the City ...
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Federal immigration officials would have a hurdle from going into schools to enforce the law with a bill advancing at the Illinois Statehouse. Earlier this month in a House committee, State Representative Blaine Wilhour asked how House Bill 3247 would impact the ability for ICE to enter a school to serve a detention or...
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(Chicago, IL) -- The so-called "ComEd Four" are set to be sentenced this summer. A federal judge didn't set specific dates, but announced yesterday that Anne Pramaggiore, Michael McClain, John Hooker, and Jay Doherty will learn their fate in July. All four were found guilty in 2023 of conspiring to influence ...
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