A boil order has been issued for water customers on Jefferson Street from Coles to Locust Streets. This boil order also includes water customers on the south side of Shelley Drive from Coles to Locust Streets. The boil order will remain in effect until further notice.

This looks like it would be a perfect weekend to maybe schedule one last outdoor event, as the weather will remain sunny, dry and mild throughout this upcoming weekend. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 76. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 45. That will be pretty much the same story fo...

A 36 year old man is facing 3 charges, including 1 Felony count, in Fayette County Court. 36 year old Lonzo W. McMahon is facing charges of Aggravated Battery, which is a Class 3 Felony. Information on the charge says that McMahon is alleged to have knowingly caused great bodily harm to the alleged victim, in McMahon ...

The Vandalia Police Department is investigating and Fayette County Crimewatchers is offering a $1,000 reward in connection to a stolen Commercial air conditioning unit. Vandalia Police Department says they are investigating the theft of a commercial air conditioning unit that occurred sometime in the past few days. Fa...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says unethical public officials should self select themselves out if they choose to break the law. Pritzker was asked about ethics reform when he spoke in Elmwood Park on Tuesday. The governor said no one should be serving in public office if they are not following the rules and acting in an ethical ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, a Democrat, and former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy met off in their only televised debate Tuesday night, offering contrasting visions in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. On the issue of affordability, the candidates began the WTTW News debate by issuing...

(Mattoon, IL) -- A weekend crash involving a Mattoon Police sergeant is under investigation. It happened Saturday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Sixth Street and Charleston Avenue in Mattoon. The sergeant involved in the crash was responding to a fire with his vehicle's lights and sirens on when he h...

We will continue our trend of sunny and mild days and cooler nights. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 73. And, then mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 46. That will be pretty much the trend--within a few degrees--over the next 5 or 6 days. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service in St....

Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel took some time during Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting to update the Council on the ongoing MAPPING meetings behind held by the Vandalia Civic Advancement Group. Mayor Knebel says they have held two meetings and now get ready for meeting #3 tonight. Tonight's meeting is titled "How...

The Vandalia Lake has dealt with a new issue at the Marina. During Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting, Lake Manager Scott Workman reported the Lake Marina was broken into sometime this past Thursday night/Friday morning. He says there was about $200 in theft but he said more than that in damages and he was a...

The Vandalia Police Department is freshening up their squad vehicles with 2 new ones being purchased. At the Monday night Vandalia City Council meeting, approval was reached for the purchase of two vehicles---a Dodge Ram 2500 Truck for $48,411 and a Durango AWD 6 Cylinder for $42,104--both from Hosick Motors in Vandali...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated the "best of the best" in Illinois education Tuesday, awarding 24 schools the Governor's Blue Ribbon award amid a backdrop of widening state funding gaps and lagging math and reading scores. The state award, now in its second year, replaced the federal Blue Ribbon program discont...

An Illinois state rep says the attempted closure of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna shows that the state's Department of Human Services is failing vulnerable residents and failing taxpayers. Union County State's Attorney Tyler Tripp announced on Tuesday that DHS withdrew its request to shut down C...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinoisans are getting back some money thanks to the state's cryptocurrency regulations. The Pritzker administration announced more than 450 refund requests have been submitted to crypto companies since August last year, resulting in over 750-thousand dollars in returns. That's an average of more ...

We will continue with our dry and mild conditions throughout this work week. We will start off with some clouds this morning, but those will eventually clear out for us and we'll see a high of 71. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 44. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has tempered our highs for the w...