YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork on average around the state last week. The average temperature in Illinois last week was […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (10/01/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois’ high unemployment rate is prompting changes in the state’s hiring processes. In fact, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act comes into effect following two straight […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (10/01/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll have the first of several pleasant fall days and nights on this Tuesday with sunshine and some afternoon clouds as a dry cold front moves southeast across the […]
OUT OF STATE WOMAN DECEASED AFTER LOCAL FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
(XENIA) An out-of-state woman is deceased after a three vehicle traffic accident occurred shortly passed 12:00 noon last Friday along U.S. Route 50, a quarter of a mile west of […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/30/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With the state’s unemployment rate already now at 5.3%, many statewide lawmakers are warning that the majority of people in Illinois are being hurt by policy decisions in Springfield, […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/30/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With plenty of clouds for most of this last day of September 2024, we’ll have a slight, slight chance of some spotty showers or drizzle here in our downstate […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND’
(OLNEY) The Olney VFW will have its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. The jackpot is now up to $11,284 if […]
OLNEY WATER FLUSHING MONDAY
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be flushing select fire hydrants throughout Olney, starting at 7:00, next Monday morning, September 30th. It’s at that time that residents may […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS HOG AND PIGS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Hogs & Pigs Report : the Illinois inventory of all hogs & pigs on September 1st, 2024, was 5.60 million head, down 3% from June […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/27/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) New data shows Illinois’ infant mortality rate has dropped. The State Department of Public Health announced yesterday that the numbers indicate the rate went down from 5.6 deaths per […]