It looks like our run of dry days may come to an end. Showers and thunderstorms are likely for today this afternoon, as before that we'll see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 89. Then, a chance of showers and storms tonight with a low of 73. We will see much the same scenario on Friday afternoon. The Natio...

We are now less than 1 month until the start of the new school year. And, that means the annual programs Tools for School and Backpack 2 School are just around the corner. Tools for School has been operating for nearly 30 years and provides basic school supplies to students in Fayette County, while Backpack 2 School ...

The Fayette County Board handled several items during its consent agenda at Tuesday evening's monthly meeting of the board including items pertaining to personnel, the budget, election and for courthouse roof work. The board unanimously approved its consent agenda 8-0 with one item being called for a roll call vote. Th...

The head of the Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion has moved to a different state job after investigative stories by The Center Square exposed failures at the agency. Alexandria Wilson was the commission's executive director for about three years. Wilson oversaw a switch to a new computer system that upended i...

A Democrat Illinois congressman sparked pushback after urging fellow Democrats to repeal all aspects of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" as quickly as possible. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., said in a virtual town hall last week he wants Democrats to swiftly repeal the working families t...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is strengthening support of service members and veterans in the state. Governor Pritzker signed three bills into law that will fortify recruitment to the Illinois National Guard with newly incentivized peer-to-peer referral practices. The measures also connect Illinois veterans to continued ed...

(Springfield, IL) -- Applications are open for the Illinois Workforce Pell application for short-term workforce programs. Workforce Pell is a federal expansion of the Pell Grant program that allows eligible students to use Pell funding for short-term workforce training programs aligned with in-demand occupations. Begin...

We will again be full of sunshine and seasonably warm today. We will see sunny skies today with a high of 90. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 71. Meanwhile, this could be our last dry day of the work week. We have a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon on Thursday. And, showers and...

The full set of 2026 Fayette County Fair royalty is complete with the crowning of the new Jr. Miss Fair Queen on Tuesday night. Remington Hagy of Ramsey was crowned as the Jr. Miss Fayette County Fair Queen. After being crowned, Hagy talked about the emotions she felt after being announced as Jr. Miss Queen. Scout McDo...

Solar has been a topic at area county and municipality meetings several times over the last couple years and during its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, the Fayette County Board heard from a county resident concerned about a solar company doing surveying on the property that his mother owns. Jeff Blackburn spoke to th...

According to a new report, a ten-time convicted felon on pretrial release was arrested in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's backyard on July 4th. CWB Chicago reported that 46-year-old Dwayne Milton was on electronic monitoring for a retail theft case when Illinois State Police detained him on Pritzker's property in Chicago. Republi...

In the wake of new state laws regulating artificial intelligence, the State Board of Education has released new guidance on how AI tools and technology should and shouldn't be used in the classroom and on campuses. The guidance released by ISBE comes in response to a bill passed in the legislature last year, requiring ...

(Undated) -- Illinois health officials are revealing new numbers on the parasitic illness that is spreading across the country. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports, as of yesterday, there have been 216 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the state. Eighteen of those individuals have been hospitalized and ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is providing more support to individuals who were wrongfully imprisoned in the state. Governor Pritzker signed the Certificate of Innocence Act. The measure amends the Court of Claims Act, which allows those who have been unjustly incarcerated to bring a claim for time served in prison and rec...

We will have, for the most part, of a repeat of Monday's weather today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 89. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 69. Meanwhile, rain will come into the forecast later in the week. We'll have a chance of showers and storms on Thursday afternoon. And, then ...