We will be mostly sunny and mild again today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 77. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, the day time on Thursday will be similar before we see showers and storms move into the area for Thursday night and Friday. And, we do have a chance...

Progress is steadily moving along as construction on the new City of Vandalia Water Treatment Plant is ramping up with the good spring weather. Members of the media long with Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel, City Administrator LaTisha Paslay, Water Plant Superintendent Joe Simpson and various representatives of Milano &...

A newly proposed Illinois constitutional amendment would change the way legislative and representative districts are drawn in the state. Republican state lawmakers strongly oppose the measure they say would further corrupt district maps that are already illegal. The amendment would set in place a list of new priorities...

A tax and fiscal policy task force director says Illinois residents ought to be concerned about the state's low rankings in a new report. The American Legislative Exchange Council's Rich States Poor States report ranks Illinois 45th for economic outlook and 49th for economic performance. Joshua Meyer, Director of the T...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois House Democrats are working to advance a proposal that would help relocate the Bears to Arlington Heights. State Representative Kam Buckner hopes the bill clears committee and goes up for a vote in the full House by the end of the week. Lawmakers met yesterday to discuss a plan that would ...

We are looking at mostly sunny skies and warmer conditions for today. We'll see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 76. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 55. We will remain much the same over the next couple of days before rain and storms come back into the forecast on Thursday night and Friday...

Three men are facing multiple Felony counts after they are alleged to have beaten two individuals over the weekend. 25 year old Christopher L. Bailey of Carlyle, 25 year old Jacob C. Korves of Vandalia and 27 year old Michael R. Korves of Vandalia all face three Felony counts. Two counts of Aggravated Battery in a Publ...

The Vandalia City Council continued discussion on and heard options for beginning to deal with siltation issues in some areas of Vandalia Lake. Engineer Lee Beckman of Milano & Grunloh took time during his Engineer Report to laid out the three options that they have looked at to pursue in terms of silt removal. And...

As closure of coal and natural gas powered energy plants loom, a group of GOP lawmakers have called for major shifts in Illinois' energy policy. They said closures would have a negative impact on state and regional power at a time when energy consumption - and costs - are on the rise. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act...

Two months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump's tariffs, roughly $8 billion in collected duties, plus interest, could be returned to the Illinois businesses that paid them. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol began the process of returning tariffs it collected on imports from companies o...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are taking further action to keep the Chicago Bears in the state. The Sun Times reports State Representative Kam Buckner plans to brief Illinois House Democrats today on a new amendment that would allow the team to renegotiate their property taxes on a proposed stadium with Arlin...

It will be a calm and mild day today with a warm up on the way for the remainder of the work week. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 65. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 48. Meanwhile, we are looking at a warm up after today that will take us into the mid to upper 70's for the nex...

The Vandalia City Council will meet this evening. And, this will mark exactly one year of meetings for Doug Knebel as Mayor of Vandalia. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says he knows one big thing they were able to get accomplished relatively early in Year 1 was filling the Econ...

Community colleges in Illinois could soon offer Bachelor's degree programs to Illinois residents. Officials, lawmakers and students all say the initiative would make higher education more accessible, affordable and benefit the state's economy. Proposed legislation in Springfield would let community colleges provide fou...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ramped up his campaign for new housing in Illinois, and he expects taxpayers to pitch in. After announcing the Building Up Illinois Developments Plan during his budget address in February, the governor urged support for it on Friday at the City Club of Chicago. Pritzker said most of the BUILD Pla...