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(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation has launched a new online submission option for statewide consumers to file complaints against financial institutions. It was last year in 2025 that Illinois consumers submitted 244,000 complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an increase of more than 120,000 from the previous year. The CFPB says complaints more than doubled nationwide last year, up to a 5.6 million total.  (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging U.S. Secretary […]

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills, as presented : agreed to retain Charleston Engineering as the Village’s Engineering firm, Kapper & Company as Village Auditors, and Lawyer Bart Zuber as Village Attorney, all for the 2026 fiscal year : noted that the next regular meeting will be moved from Monday, May 25th, to the […]

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As last night’s weak cold front moved across our downstate area with only a few overnight sprinkles, we’ll return to plenty of sunshine today with a cool northwesterly wind. As a high pressure system sets up over the Midwest through tomorrow, we’re back to more sunshine on Thursday with a warming trend tomorrow through Sunday as highs get up into the 80’s. Our next chances of rain will be […]

(SPRINGFIELD) It was last week in Springfield that a House Resolution was passed to honor the life of James “Jim” Bolin of Casey, who passed away earlier this year in January. House Bill sponsor State Representative Adam Niemerg noted that while Bolin was known and loved by people everywhere throughout south central & southeastern Illinois, he was recognized statewide as the visionary behind “Big Things in A Small Town” & […]

(SPRINGFIELD) Products sold in Illinois are among those included in a national public health alert of possible salmonella contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the alert for meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated diary ingredients. Culinary Circle Ultra Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch products were sold in Illinois and eight other states. An updated list can be found on the USDA’s website online. (SPRINGFIELD) […]

(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois corn and soybean farmers have reached the halfway point in the 2026 spring planting season. The USDA’s latest crop progress and condition report released this past Sunday showed 54% of the statewide corn was planted, in line with the five-year average pace, and 57% of Illinois’ soybean crop is in the ground, which is 10% ahead of average. The report shows that 30% of the corn crop and […]

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met in regular session last night with a very heavy agenda and a lot of action taken. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : accepted the $192,232 quote from ACI Commerical Roofers for roof repairs at Pacific Cycle : accepted the $49,291 quote from Ford Square in Mt. Vernon for a new Ford Interceptor Police Squad Car : accepted the […]

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After another day of sunshine and near normal temperatures on this Tuesday, a fast-moving cold front will sweep through our downstate area tonight with a slight chance of some quick showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm, before ending by daybreak. Then we’re back to some sunshine tomorrow with a warming trend to bring us above seasonal high temperatures by the weekend. Other than a quick chance of Friday morning rain, […]

(OLNEY) The First Assembly of God Church in Olney will have a “Block Party” this Saturday from 10:30 to 1:00 at 2408 East Main Street. Open to all ages, the free event will have free food, a bounce house, balloon twisting, cotton candy, snow cones, free giveaways, and much more. That's Saturday at the First Assembly of God, along Main Street, near the east edge of Olney. (OLNEY) Everyone’s invited […]