ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/04/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, the Illinois Attorney General’s office has released the Top 10 consumer complaints that it has received last year. For the fourth year […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/04/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With our warmer-than-normal air in place over the Midwest today and a frontal system approaching from the west, we’ll have a very good chance of rain, maybe a storm […]
OCC MEN AND WOMENS BASEBALL/SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND
Junior College Baseball – OCC Falls in Doubleheader to Kankakee The OCC Blue Knights dropped both games in a doubleheader against Kankakee Community College. Game One – Kankakee 8, OCC […]
OCC MEN AND WOMENS BASKETBALL SCORES – MARCH 1, 2025
Men’s Basketball The OCC Blue Knights closed out the regular season with a 77-82 road loss to Kaskaskia. Other GRAC/Region Results: The final round of regular-season games for men’s basketball […]
LOCAL BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Class 4A Upcoming Schedule Stay updated on matchups and results at ihsa.org.
THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK

(LINCOLN/PADUCAH) This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week as the National Weather Service and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency will highlight a specific area of safety each day, today through Friday. […]
OLNEY COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER CANNABIS FOUND IN CHILD’S BACKPACK AT SCHOOL – INVESTIGATION CONTINUING

(OLNEY) The investigation is continuing into last week’s arrest of an Olney couple, both charged with possession of methamphetamine and for endangering the life or health of a child. It […]
USDA ILLINOIS AG PRICE REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025
(SPRINGFIELD) In last week’s USDA Illinois Agricultural Price Report for January : the Ag Production Index increased 2.1% from December and was up 16% from January 2024 : the Crop […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/03/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Republicans and Democrats introduced legislation late last week that would address the high cost of housing in Illinois. The proposed Illinois Home Buyer Savings Accounts Act would offer tax-advantaged […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/03/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With March 2025 beginning like a “lamb” the past two days, we’ll have much of the same with a dry sky, plenty of sunshine, and warmer-than-normal weather conditions, however […]