I-70 Media again encourages everyone to fly the American Flag for Flag Day and all other days. And, we would like to ask you to participate in our "Fly The Flag for Summer Promotion." We will be collecting photos through the Independence Day holiday and we are hoping for a big number of photos being it is o...

SummerFest will continue with night #2 tonight. You find more information on the Vandalia Lake Facebook Page You find a full list of activities for tonight and there is also a day full of events on Saturday.

The heat and humidity remains with us today. We do have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see sunny skies today with a high of 93 and heat index values as high as 105. Then, a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 73. Meanwhile, some areas could see isolated sev...

Illinois consumers are flocking to neighboring states to buy fireworks. Illinois, Vermont and Massachusetts are the only U.S. states that ban most fireworks. Deanna Delimat, co-owner of Black Bull Fireworks in Salem, Wisconsin, said she sees a lot of customers from the Land of Lincoln. Both store owners said sales are ...

A state-mandated driving test no longer applies to Illinoisans between the ages of 79 and 86. Among the new state laws taking effect on July 1st is the Road Safety and Fairness Act. State Senator Ram Villivalam sponsored the legislation that still requires drivers age 79 through 86 to renew their licenses in person and...

(Springfield, IL) -- The possibility of the early release of Sean Grayson is getting a reaction from the family of Sonya Massey. Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to 20 years for the murder of Sonya Massey in her Springfield home in July of 2024. Now just six months into his sentence, th...

We are looking at much the same for the weather today. We will see sunny skies today with a high of 93 and heat index values as high as 106. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 75. Meanwhile, the heat and humidity will stay with us on Friday but we do begin to have chances we could see some shower and s...

Vandalia SummerFest will kick of 3 days of events this evening. Activities this evening will get started at 5 pm with the carnival opening. There will also be the Kid's Zone, Food Trucks and the beer garden open this evening. From 6 pm to 9 pm will be the band Lady Liberty performing from 6 pm to 9 pm. Then, Wild Fo...

Multiple topics were discussed Wednesday during the monthly Saint Elmo City Council Meeting. The first item approved by the council was the approval of Mideastern Plumbing out of Carlyle to do sewer line work for $74,200. The second item approved by the council was paying Farnsworth Group out of Effingham $1000 for an ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of bills into law Friday and over the weekend, with the 62 new laws set to take effect over the next year. One law on environmental protections previously drew skepticism from Republicans in Springfield. House Bill 5070 prevents the state's Pollution Control Board from having...

A new report has found that Illinois ranks second in the nation in per-capita fines and forfeitures collected by local governments. Vittorio Nastasi, director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation, said monetary sanctions for criminal and local ordinance violations are sometimes used to fund courts and basic ...

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I-70 Media again encourages everyone to fly the American Flag for Flag Day and all other days. And, we would like to ask you to participate in our "Fly The Flag for Summer Promotion." We will be collecting photos through the Independence Day holiday and we are hoping for a big number of photos being it is o...

The hot and humid conditions will continue around the area today. Our forecast today calls for sunny skies with a high of 93 with heat index values as high as 106. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 75. The heat and humidity will continue throughout the work week and into the holiday weekend. The National We...

The individual that was basically the Fayette County Clerk-Elect is now the full time County Clerk ahead of the November Election. In a special meeting recently, the Fayette County Board appointed Republican Kara Dugan as the Fayette county Clerk. Back in the March 17th Primary, Dugan defeated incumbent Jessica Barker...