A warm up will get started today and continue over the next several days. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 28. Then, increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 23. Winds from the south tonight will gust better than 20 miles per hour. Meanwhile, today begins a warm up for the area that should la...

A new committee has been formed to work on getting a contract set up to secure ambulance service for Fayette County. On Thursday afternoon, a group that included 4 City of Vandalia Aldermen, 4 Fayette County Board members, Mayor Rick Gottman Fayette County 911 Coordinator Kevin Jenne, Fayette County EMA Director Rachel...

A Republican State Senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are putting people's lives in jeopardy. Illinois law prohibits local and state law enforcement from communicating or assisting federal immigration authorities. And, while Governor J.B. Pritzker said violent criminal aliens should ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is clarifying the role of law enforcement agencies in the state and the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Raoul says civil immigration enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government, adding that state law doesn't grant local law enforcement the ...

We could see some snow this morning. Our forecast for today says we could see some isolated snow showers this morning, but we'll otherwise see mostly sunny skies for today. We have probably already seen our high for today as we won't get above the upper 20s. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies tonight and very cold wi...

The Vandalia City Council heard further discussion at Monday's meeting on the funding and potential plans for the new Water Treatment Plant. Lee Beckman of Milano and Grunloh Engineering was on hand for the meeting to discuss the funding for the project a bit further. This past week, a bid opening was held for the pro...

One of the several dozen Illinoisans charged with crimes during the January 6th 2021 protests at the U.S. Capitol feels vindicated after a sweeping pardon by President Donald Trump. Larry Ligas said he wasn't at the Capitol with any group that day. He was there by himself to try and have conversations about policy iss...

(Chicago, IL) -- Closing arguments are underway in Michael Madigan's landmark corruption trial. During the prosecution's closing argument yesterday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz said the former Illinois House Speaker and Michael McClain conspired to enhance and preserve Madigan's power and line his pockets. S...

It will still be cold today, but we are going to get past the bitterly and dangerous cold we have seen for the past 3 days. We are looking at gradually clearing skies for today with a high of 28. Winds from the south will gust better than 30 miles per hour for today. Tonight we could see some scattered flurries overn...

More additions are coming soon to the downtown Vandalia Veteran's Memorial Park. At Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Rick Gottman spoke about the upcoming addition of two new monuments. The Vandalia City Council agreed that, after specifications are drawn up, to go out for bid for the repairs for the wall.

Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain are facing 23 counts of corruption in a trial which began with jury selection on October 8th. Chicago attorney Sam Adam Jr. represented ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is eliminating subminimum wage and expanding employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Governor Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act into law yesterday. The bill primarily implements a plan to phase out subminimum wage for people with disabilities by December 31st, 2029. The...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is expanding the new online licensing system. Four additional professions are now available for licensure on the Department's new online licensing system, CORE. They include Licensed Behavior Analyst, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analy...

.COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 20 below. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 be...

The dangerous cold will continue with us today and tonight. Our forecast today calls for sunny skies and cold with a high of just 7 today. Winds out of the northwest will gust about 20 miles per hour today, which will lead to wind chill values as low as -15 for today. For tonight, we'll see increasing clouds with a l...

The Vandalia City Council has approved added TIF funds for Daylight Donuts. The business, which is at 1611 Veteran's Avenue Suite E in Vandalia, came before the City Council late in 2024 and received 25% TIF for their renovation of the business location, which came to $4,031.62 in TIF awarded to the business. But, Cit...

The Vandalia Fire Department battled a structure fire on Sunday night. The call was at 8 pm to a structure fire in the 900 block of West St. Louis Avenue. Vandalia Fire Chief Mark Meadows says they arrived to find fire in the garage area. Chief Meadows says they were on the scene for 2 hours with 17 firefighters resp...

The Vandalia City Council will be holding meetings to further discuss a Business District for the community and EMS issue in the county. On Thursday of this week at 4 pm at Vandalia City Hall, the Vandalia City Council and the Fayette County Board will meet to further discuss the situation with Rural Med EMS, as the co...