We start off the week with some mild temperatures, but another chance at severe weather is looming in the middle of the week. Today, we are looking at sunny skies and a high of 75. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 56. Tuesday we will keep the mild temperatures, but we do have a chance of showers and ...

Representatives of the City of Vandalia and the Civic Advancement Committee got an opportunity this past week to meet with former State Senator and now Deputy Governor Andy Manar. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel says it was a very productive meeting. You can listen to our f...

A meeting to talk more on the options of Geothermal in Vandalia will be held on Tuesday evening. Kyle Smith with Supplied Energy in Greenville says this meeting will be to get more information out to everyone interested in the public. The meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 6 pm at Kaskaskia College-Vandalia ...

This past week, President Donald Trump signaled he doesn't intend to renew a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. The move could have major impacts on the nation's economy, including another rise to the price of fuel for consumers. On Wednesday, the president told reporters the U.S. doesn't need what its bordering n...

A tribunal created to resolve taxpayer disputes with the Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to keep operating. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's spending plan for fiscal year 2027 eliminated funding for the Independent Tax Tribunal, but lawmakers included appropriations for the agency in the budget they passed on June 1st. ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is banning the sale of intoxicating hemp to minors. Governor Pritzker signed a measure that immediately bans the sale of intoxicating hemp products to people under the age of 21. That includes products such as Delta-8, THC-P, and HHC. The legislation follows reports of minors ingesting mis...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is working to expand pharmacy access in rural and underserved communities across Illinois. Governor Pritzker announced nearly 25-million-dollars in funding for 434 entities through the Illinois Pharmacy Support Program. The initiative is designed to assist pharmacies around the state most at r...

We have a chance of showers and thunderstorms both today and tonight and severe storms are possible for late tonight and into Sunday morning. Our forecast for today says we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high of 83. Then, a chance of showers and storms tonight with a low of 66. In their latest weath...

We are looking at sunny skies an much more mild temperatures for today. We will see sunny skies for today with a high of 81. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 61. Meanwhile, although temperatures will remain mild on Saturday a chance of storms comes back into the forecast in the afternoon and evening....

The June edition of the Vandalia Farmer's Market is set for tomorrow morning. The Farmer's Market will be on 5th Street next to Vandalia City Hall and there will be 16 vendors on hand for this month's event. The Fayette County Farm Bureau and Prairie Farms will be distributing free dairy boxes to the first 300 familie...

The potential for Community Geothermal in Vandalia could lead to big savings on heating and cooling bills. There will be an engagement meeting coming on Tuesday evening in Vandalia to learn more about the project. Kyle Smith with Supplied Energy in Greenville says there can be some major savings on heating and cooling...

We hear more today from Aaron Del Mar, who is the running mate of Republican Darren Bailey for Governor. Del Mar is from northern Illinois and he says he believes they are making more in roads with picking up votes in the Chicago area than Bailey was able to do 4 years ago when he lost to Democrat incumbent J.B. Pritz...

Officially dubbed the "Child Social Media Safety Act," the bill was sponsored by state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, and state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago. In a statement this week, Gong-Gershowitz reiterated she believes the law will allow parents the ability to better control the content sho...

The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation extending a program that allows retiring public servants to be paid out a large portion of their pension, forfeiting a portion back to the state. The buyout program's extension comes as the state has made a small dent in the largely unfunded $144 billion pension liabilit...

(Mattoon, IL) -- Rural King is building a new headquarters in Coles County. Governor Pritzker announced that the farm equipment supplier will invest 75-million-dollars to construct a new Store Support Center Campus in Mattoon. The new location will hold the company's leadership and support departments. The project will...