We will be sunny and mild today. We are looking at sunny skies today with a high of 65. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 42. Meanwhile, we will remain pretty mild with our temperatures on Tuesday. Wednesday will also see mild temperatures but will bring showers and storms to the area. Much cooler temperat...

There are only 46 days left until Christmas and Vandalia is jump starting the holiday season with Olde Tyme Christmas this weekend. The event as always will be kicked off with the official lightning of the Christmas tree at the top of the Gallatin Street hill. This year, the Olde Tyme Christmas committee added a fun co...

Although Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he expected a bill regulating data centers to be ready for fall veto session, the Illinois House majority leader says lame duck session in early January is more likely. State Rep. Robyn Gabel told The Center Square she had a long meeting about the POWER Act on Thursday. Gabel said at a ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says a new quantum computer in Chicago will bring jobs to Illinois, after state taxpayers provided $25 million for the project. Pritzker and IBM officials unveiled the IBM Quantum System Two at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago on Friday. The governor said quantum means companies investing billions of dollar...

(Stephenson Co., IL) -- Authorities are investigating a vehicle pursuit and death in Stephenson County. The Stephenson County Sheriff's Office says a deputy was called out to a home on Saturday night in the 300 block of East South Street in Dakota. As the deputy arrived in the area, a 911 caller reported that her forme...

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to...

We are going to see a cool down over the next few days and nights. We will see gradually clearing skies today but with a high of just 52. The temp will dip even lower tonight as we'll see clear skies and cold with a low of 28. Saturday will be a bit the same, though it will be sunny with a high of 54. We'll warm up i...

The entire City of Vandalia is now considered an Opportunity Zone. on Thursday, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced federal approval of 240 Illinois Opportunity Zones will go live on January 1st, 2027. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel gives...

The Vandalia Veteran's Ceremony and Parade will be held on Saturday morning. In honor of Veteran's Day, which is coming up on Wednesday, the Veteran's Ceremony will be held at 9 am on Saturday morning at the Veteran's Memorial in downtown Vandalia. The parade will then be held in downtown Vandalia at 10 am on Saturday...

Illinois now has 44 counties plus eleven townships in a 45th that approved a referendum to consider separating from Cook County and forming a new state. Eleven townships in Adams County joined eleven full counties that voted in favor of nonbinding ballot questions on Tuesday. Illinois Separation Director Loret Newlin t...

A legal advocacy group is preparing to sue an Illinois school district over gender support policies, arguing they violate parental rights and raise concerns about student privacy on overnight school trips. Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter to Community High School District 128, which serves students in Lake C...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch won't seek reelection to his leadership post in January. The announcement comes after 26 current and incoming Democratic lawmakers called for new leadership. Welch has faced months of criticism over his handling of sexual harassment allegations aga...

We'll be pretty mild again today and a bit of a cool down coming on Friday and Saturday. We are looking at increasing clouds for today with a high of 61. Winds form the southwest will gust about 20 miles per hour today. Then, we could see some light rain tonight but we'll otherwise be cloudy with a low of 42. Meanwhile...

The City of Vandalia now has some guidance in place concerning Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) after the Vandalia City Council approved an ordinance at their first meeting of November on Monday night. With there being interest shown by at least one entity in submitting a special use permit request to use BESS in ...

The official kickoff to Christmas in Vandalia is just over a week away, but one event will start to get the holiday spirit going as the Olde Tyme Christmas Festival of Trees will be held on Friday night at the Vandalia Moose Lodge. Vandalia Tourism Director Amber Daulbaugh says the theme for Olde Tyme Christmas this ye...