We will see our coldest day so far this season today. We are looking at partly sunny skies for today with a high of just 21. Then, partly cloudy and very cold tonight with a low of 8. Meanwhile, we will get a "warm up" coming on Friday and Saturday, as we'll get above freezing on both days. We are looking t...

State Senator Jason Plummer hosted his Annual Youth Advisory Council at the Kaskaskia College Vandalia Education Center. Senator Plummer says he loves the numbers that the district always produces. Senator Plummers' Youth Advisory Council included schools from all 11 counties of Senator Plummer's 55th State Senate Dist...

Multiple topics were discussed at the December Saint Elmo City Council Meeting. The first item that was discussed was the hiring of a new lawyer for the City. With the current Lawyer, Richard Day, retiring at the end of the month, the Council agreed to hire Taylor Law Office from Effingham. The Council then voted on th...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump Administration's insistence that states share data with the federal government about who is getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds. Tuesday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins told President Trump they are preparing to withhold federal taxpayer funds ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to expand vaccine access in Illinois, but a Republican lawmaker and medical doctor says the bill is an example of "Trump Derangement Syndrome." The governor signed House Bill 767 in Chicago Tuesday to expand vaccine access and further empower the Illinois Department o...