It will be cloudy and mild again today. We will see cloudy skies today with a high of 71. Then, mostly cloudy skies with a low of 59. Meanwhile, after a few sunless days in a row, we will begin to break out of that at least for one day. Friday looks to at least be partly sunny with a high of 77.

Early voting begins today in Illinois. For Fayette County, early voting will run from today until November 2nd (the day before Election Day). The early voting will be conducted at the Fayette County Courthouse at 221 S. 7th Street in Vandalia Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and on Saturday, October 31st from 8...

The Fayette County Health Department will have 3 different times for Adult Drive-Thru Flu Clinics today. The times will be from 8:30 am to 9:30 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. You enter FCHD's West Shed from South 5th Street. For child flu vaccines those available in-office only and you need to call t...

As they get set for Ramsey Daze this weekend, the Village of Ramsey will hold a special ceremony this evening. The Village of Ramsey will open the 1976 Time Capsule. It will be at 6 pm this evening at Ramsey Village Hall--just before the first day of Ramsey Daze and just before the Little Miss/Little Mister Pageant. I...

Early voting is set to begin in Illinois on Thursday morning. The state's early-voting period starts 40 days before Election Day, which is scheduled on November 3rd this year. Rock Island County Clerk Karen Kinney said early voting does add taxpayer costs. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. Story from Illinois Radi...

Village of Brownstown is under a BOIL ORDER due to a water main break.

We continue with our fall weather today---but it may be shorter that we might have first thought. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 69. Then, gradually clearing skies for tonight with a low of 56. Meanwhile, we begin to warm up a bit for the later part of the week as we'll be in the upper ...

The Vandalia City Council has approved the final plat for the RaceTrac travel center that will be coming to the west interchange in the location of the former Wal-Mart. During Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting a motion to approve the final plat was put forth and when discussion was opened up, alderman Bret B...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is taking action to assess the various risks posed by AI to the safety of Illinoisans. Pritzker signed an Executive Order establishing the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet. The group will advise state government on preparing for and responding to AI-related incidents, identify...

By whatever measurement you use, we will be into fall after this evening. At 7:04 pm this evening, the Autumn Equinox will arrive---putting us into the fall season. Today we are looking at partly sunny skies with a high of 71. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 58. Meanwhile, this might not be a perma...

The work to come to a solution concerning siltation at Vandalia Lake will continue after the Vandalia City Council voted to reject all bids it received for the project and to re-advertise to seek new bids. During his monthly engineer's report, Lee Beckman of Milano & Grunloh Engineering told council members that th...

The Fayette County Health Department will have 3 different times for Adult Drive-Thru Flu Clinics this Thursday. The times will be from 8:30 am to 9:30 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. You enter FCHD's West Shed from South 5th Street. For child flu vaccines those available in-office only and you need t...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is opening up about his use of a weight loss drug. Pritzker revealed yesterday that he has lost 80-pounds with the help of a GLP-1 drug. The 61-year-old Democrat began taking the medication after being diagnosed with type two diabetes two years ago. Since then, his glucose levels have...

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is urging Southern Illinois University Edwardsville officials to stop interfering with student journalists and respect the independence of the student newspaper. Marie McMullan of FIRE's Student Press Freedom Initiative said SIUE's communications office insisted on be...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is one of the highest binge drinking states in the US. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Illinois ranks seventh with a binge drinking rate of nearly 20-percent. The study examined the age-adjusted binge drink...