After a warmer Tuesday, we will keep the sunshine but cool down just a bit today and tomorrow. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 71. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 45. Thursday will be much the same. As we get deeper into May, our daylight gets more and more like summer time. Our sunri...

During Tuesday's monthly Fayette County Board meeting, the board approved a pay resolution for Elected Officials. Fayette County Board Chairman Jacob Harris says this is essentially a pay raise for both the past four years and the future four years. The resolution comes into effect on December 1st of 2026.

As lawmakers continue to contemplate state spending for the coming year, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking to fully fund schools across the state. State Reps. Will Davis, a Democrat, and Republican Blaine Wilhour, argued during a committee hearing on the state's evidence-based funding formula last week. ...

(Winnebago Co., IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a potential Hantavirus case in an Illinois resident. The resident lives in Winnebago County and isn't linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. The CDC is conducting additional testing to confirm the resident is positive for Hantaviru...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is urging the Trump administration to approve Illinois' broadband expansion plan. The proposal would provide more than one-billion-dollars in federal funding to expand broadband access to more than 383-thousand Illinois residents. Illinois and California are the only two states awaiti...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when they encounter them in the wild. In nearly all cases, human intervention does more to hurt animals than to help. Young birds and animals are still being fed and cared for by their par...

Release from Vandalia Economic Development/Tourism Director Amber Daulbaugh-- VANDALIA, IL. - The City of Vandalia would like to extend its sincere appreciation to the student volunteers from Vandalia Community High School, Coach Jason Clay, Superintendent Jennifer Garrison, Tammy Westendorf, Kim Bogle, Theresa Knebel,...

We will be sunny and warmer during the day with a chance of showers & storms tonight. We will sunshine and a high of 79 today. Then, a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low of 56. We'll come back on Wednesday with sunshine but a bit cooler temps, as we'll just be around 70.

We hear more today from Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel on siltation work expected to begin soon at Vandalia Lake. The matter has been one that has been discussed quite heavily over Mayor Knebel's first year in office. He says he knows it's going slower than many would like, but he says they are making progress. The City of...

New analysis of the proposed 2027 state budget revealed the spending plan to be middling, with a short term balance that doesn't fully address fiscal concerns in the long term. Paula Worthington, senior policy advisor for the Civic Federation, produced a report on the long-term effects. She found that based on current ...

State lawmakers want to ban the ability for Illinoisans to carry a firearm while at the polls, citing a rise in political violence around elections. State Rep. Bob Morgan told lawmakers during a joint hearing last week that his bill seeks to address the safety of poll workers and voters during a rise in political intim...

(Princeton, IL) -- Illinois State police are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in Bureau County. Authorities say officers responded on Sunday to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in the 27-hundred block of East Street in Princeton. Officers were informed that a person was armed with a knife an...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is launching a new online portal for consumer financial complaints. The new submission option is designed to simplify and modernize the way Illinois consumers file complaints against financial institutions. The portal will now accept comp...

We will start off the week with a very nice weather day today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 72. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 48. Meanwhile, we have rain on the way on Tuesday night. And, much warmer temperatures look to be on the way to the area for this weekend. Sunrise ...

It looks like this summer will see the first cover undergo siltation work at Vandalia Lake. Last week, the matter was discussed at the City's Lake Committee meeting in front of a fairly large group of Vandalia Lake residents. Mayor Doug Knebel says, although the timeline is not fully defined, it does look like they wil...