2026 PRIMARY ELECTION INFORMATION
(NEWTON/OLNEY) A note that Early Voting for the upcoming General Primary Election begins tomorrow, on Thursday, February 5th, 2026, and continues through March 16th, the day before the Primary Election […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a dry frontal system moving across our downstate area late yesterday afternoon, the current north wind brought some colder air back into the forecast, but a low-impact stretch […]
TWO DAY CONFERENCE STARTS TOMORROW
(SPRINGFIELD) Shifting markets and new consumer demands are among the topics at the upcoming Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show, set for tomorrow and Thursday in Champaign. Organized by The […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Illinois Representatives Mary Miller, Mike Bost, and Darin LaHood are raising questions about the state’s compliance with the National Voter Registration Act. The three Republican members of the Illinois congressional […]
LAWRENCE COUNTY INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
(BRIDGEPORT) The Illinois State Police ((ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Special Agents have arrested a Lawrence County man after his wife was fatally shot in their residence last […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board met in special session last night in Olney. The Board : discussed, but took no action on the District’s newly proposed Athletic Building and […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A broad shortwave weather trough will move across Illinois today, bringing with it a chance of some light snow in our downstate area, less than an inch, if that. […]
STATE LAWMAKERS EXPRESS SAFETY CONCERNS
(EFFINGHAM) Citing public safety concerns, State Representatives Adam Niemerg of Dieterich and Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville are raising awareness about a company seeking to operate a drug and alcohol rehabilitation […]
EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
(SPRINGFIELD) Farmers can now apply for an exemption within the Meat & Poultry Inspection Act to process their own poultry and rabbits and in turn sell them at the retail […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire’s tax has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee, but only half the revenues generated by the […]