It will be cloudy and windy but warmer today. We are looking at cloudy skies for today with a high of 47. Although the wind won't be quite as bad as Thursday, it will be out of the northwest today and gust better than 20 miles per hour. For tonight, we are looking at mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 32. ...

The Village of Brownstown will hold their "Christmas on Main Street" on Saturday eveing. The event will be held on Saturday from 5 pm to 7 pm on Main Street in Brownstown. There will be cookies and hot cocoa from the First National Bank of Brownstown. Sant and Mrs. Claus will be on hand from 5 pm to 7 pm fo...

We hear more today from Doug Knebel, who is running for Mayor of Vandalia in the April 1st 2025 Consolidated Election. Knebel says there are some main issues he believes you need to focus on as Mayor in a community such as Vandalia, and one of those is economic development. Knebel will face Bobby Pate, Junior in the ra...

Former Chicago alderman Daniel Solis has started testifying at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Solis said he secretly cooperated with the government for about two-and-a-half years and still faces a pending bribery charge. FBI Special Agent Ryan McDonald testified that Solis' cover...

(Springfield, IL) -- A bill that would require people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be paid the full minimum wage in Illinois is one step closer to reality. The Illinois state Senate passed the The Dignity in Pay Act yesterday, sending it to Governor Pritzker's desk. The measure would end Illinois...

It will be a cold and blustery day today. We will see gradually clearing skies today with a high of just 42. Winds out of the northwest will gust better than 35 miles per hour today. Tonight we do have a slight chance of rain or snow with a low of 36. Winds from the northwest will guest better than 30 miles per hour...

The City of Vandalia will have a contested race for Mayor in the spring of 2025. One of those candidates is Doug Knebel who discusses why he made the decision to run for Vandalia Mayor. Knebel will face Bobby Pate, Junior in the April 1st Consolidated Election. And, we'll hear more from Knebel coming up tomorrow.

A former precinct captain and Cook County commissioner has explained how campaign work for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan led to monthly payments from ComEd contractors. Ed Moody testified Wednesday at the corruption trial of Madigan and codefendant Mike McClain. Moody said he understood he was receiving...

(Washington, DC) -- A conservative group is attempting to take action against an Illinois law that requires mail-in ballots to be counted for 14 days after Election Day. In a filing this week, the organization Judicial Watch asked the US Supreme Court to reverse federal court rulings that upheld the law. The request co...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would expand treatment for chronic pain sufferers. The state Senate passed a measure that would allow physicians to make prescriptions for controlled substances without strict limitations based on dosage amounts. The state currently has policie...