ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/30/2025)

(CHICAGO) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office is planning to resume efforts to ban insurance companies from using age, credit scores, and zip codes to determine auto coverage rates. A […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/30/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’re getting closer to a break in our downstate area heat wave as we transition from July to August. While a Heat Advisory remains in effect for the northern […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/28/2025)

(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers now earn the fourth highest pay rate in America, at $128,000 annually, or more than double the national average. With their latest pay hike, base salaries jumped […]

MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/28/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) While a Heat Advisory is in effect for the northern half of our listening area today through tonight, a Heat Warning is in effect for the southern half today […]

WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN JASPER COUNTY

(NEWTON) The West Nile virus has been detected in Jasper County as the positive pool mosquito batch was collected this past Wednesday. The Jasper County Health Department has been monitoring […]