Vandalia American Legion Post 95 will meeting at 6 pm this evening at the Vandalia Country Club.

We will see several weather issues over the next few days over the area. Today we have a chance of showers and storms this morning, but we'll then see gradually clearing skies and a high of 88. Then, a chance of a shower or storm but mostly clear with a low of just 73. The hot and humid conditions will continue over ...

We hear more today from Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel on the community-wide strategic plan that will be coming to the City of Vandalia in the next step in the Civic Advancement Committee's work in the community. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says several area communities have eit...

Local officials are not happy about the Illinois Department of Corrections' decision to relocate Logan Correctional Center from Lincoln to Crest Hill, but a state senator from Joliet says the move is cost-effective. State Senator Sally Turner, state Rep. Bill Hauter and Logan County Board Chair James Glenn called the d...

An Illinois state senator says wages for direct support professionals lag behind where they were when Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office. Sen. Chapin Rose asked Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Elgie Sims if anything was added to the governor's proposal for workers who provide disability services. Rose said it would t...

..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bond IL, Brown IL, Calhoun IL, Clinton IL, Fayette IL, Greene IL, Jersey IL, Macoupin IL, Madison IL, M...

We are looking at some potential heavy rains over the area today. Showers and thunderstorms are likely for today with a high of 82. Then, showers and possibly a thunderstorm for tonight with a low of 69. Meanwhile, there is a threat of heavier rains and flash flooding today. The National Weather Service in St. Louis ...

We hear more today from Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel on the Community-Wide Strategic Plan that will get started later on this year and is the next major step for the Civic Advancement Committee. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says there will be meetings in the fall where they wil...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers. Pritzker is directing the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pause processing agreements for the Data Center Investment Program starting July 1st. The governor also outlined a framework f...

After Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state would pause data center tax credits, a Republican lawmaker said time will tell if investment is discouraged. The governor announced on Friday that he would direct the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pause data center tax credits, starting July 1st...

Changes to Illinois' Firearm Owner's ID Card didn't get across the finish line before the General Assembly adjourned for the summer. While Second Amendment supporters were critical of proposals to ban the sale of certain types of handguns that are considered easily convertible from semi-auto to full-auto, that measure ...

(Robinson, IL) -- Dana Incorporated is closing its plant in Robinson, Illinois. In a notice sent to the state, the auto parts manufacturer plans to start layoffs in Illinois this month. They are expected to being next week and end in October. More than 80 employees could be impacted. Colin McIntyre/jpg Copyright ©...

We have a chance of showers and storms today and tonight over the area. We have a chance of showers and storms this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies today with a high of 87. Then, a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 70. Showers and storms are then likely on both Monday and Mo...

After a few dry days in a row, a chance of precipitation comes back into the forecast today and for the remainder of the weekend. We have a chance of showers and storms later this afternoon. But, we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies for today with a high of 86. There's a chance of showers and storms tonight with a ...

We will see sunshine and a bit warmer and humid conditions for today and tonight. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 85. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies and a low of 69 tonight. Meanwhile, we originally had rain in the forecast beginning tonight and chances running throughout the weekend. But, ...