BAILEY/DEL MAR BUS TOUR STARTS TODAY

(LOUISVILLE) Illinois gubernatorial candidate and former State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Aaron Del Mar will begin their five-day statewide bus tour today. The “Take Back Illinois” tour […]
UPCOMING AREA MEETINGS

(NEWTON/OLNEY) There are three area board meetings coming up tonight : All of the meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions. —————————————————————————————————————————- (OLNEY) It’s […]
ANNUAL DAIRY SUMMIT FAST APPROACHING
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Milk Producers Association will host its annual Diary Summit two weeks from tomorrow, on Wednesday, February 4th, at Highland Community College in Freeport, starting at 10:00 that […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) New postal service changes to postmarking and transportation rules could disrupt mail-in voting in the 2026 election. Ahead of the March 17th primary election, county clerks are telling voters […]
AN EARLY MORNING SHAKE UP IN ILLINOIS

(ST. LOUIS) A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck central Illinois at 1:27 early on this Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the earthquake was located […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While a pair of clipper systems will move through upstate areas tonight and tomorrow night, our downstate area will stay dry, but gusty winds will affect our weather conditions. […]
CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” THIS WEEK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand. […]
GRANT MONEY COMING TO RICHLAND COUNTY
(OLNEY) Richland County is set to receive a significant amount of grant money for local drug court cases. The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has awarded $45,000 to courts […]
ILLINOIS GROWN POPCORN AVAILABLE
(SPRINGFIELD) This is National Popcorn Day 2026, a good day to look for bargains on the farm grown product at grocery stores across the state and online. With popcorn farms […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(EAST DUNDEE) All four Republican gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to take part in a forum in East Dundee, Illinois later this evening. Darren Bailey, Rick Heidner, Ted Dabrowski, and James […]