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 ...

News On Demand for 7-1-26

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...

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld multiple state bans on transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports, leaving some to wonder if the ruling will have an impact on Illinois. The court upheld bans in two states, Idaho and West Virginia, which prohibited individuals who identified as tra...

A school district based in the Chicago suburb of Palatine is facing an ethics complaint over the alleged misuse of tax dollars in connection with a $93 million bond referendum. Americans for Prosperity Illinois filed the complaint with the Illinois Attorney General, the Cook County State's Attorney and Community Consol...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is issuing a state disaster proclamation after months of severe weather and flooding caused widespread damage across Illinois. From March through last month, Illinois experienced record-breaking severe storms, tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, hail, and straight-line wind...

(Springfield, IL) -- Drivers are urged to be safe on the roadways on July 4th. The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement say there will be zero tolerance for those driving impaired by alcohol, cannabis or other drugs. IDOT says from July 3rd through July 6th last year, t...

-...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat rel...

The dangerous heat and humidity remains today and throughout this week---and into the holiday weekend. We are looking at mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 94. We will see heat index values as high as 109 for today. Then, we'll see clear skies tonight with a low of 74. That will remain the story throughout m...