NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has expanded its campaign to regulate auto insurance rates. Officials say after a successful virtual town hall series, where the office heard from […]
REGIONAL WEEKLY HARVEST UPDATE
(NEWTON/OLNEY) With the Illinois Crop Progress Report again not available this week due to the government shutdown, downstate area farmers in the ten-county region report that the 2025 fall harvest […]
MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR MEETING

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on an unanimous vote, amended the Title […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be a dry and windy day on tap for this Veterans Day 2025 with a mostly cloudy sky. Although a gradual warming trend begins today, the south/southwesterly […]
STABLE ENROLLMENT REPORT FROM IECC

(OLNEY/NEWTON) Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is reporting steady enrollment this fall, with strong gains among dual credit, career and technical, transfer, and adult education students. While overall full-time equivalent […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Election integrity advocates are calling for sweeping reforms after a new international report ranks Illinois near the bottom for election security. According to a comprehensive international survey by The […]
WEEKLY FALL HARVEST UPDATE
(SPRINGFIELD) While there is no official Illinois Crop Progress Report again this week, due to the federal Government shutdown, here’s some regional harvest numbers from some area farmers in southeastern […]
LOCAL HUNTERS CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED

(OLNEY) Another reminder that the Hunters Feeding Illinois program is returning for its fourth season this year with the goal to connect hunters with meat processors and food pantries to […]
NOBLE’S LEAF COLLECTION STARTS NEXT WEEK

(NOBLE) The Village of Noble has announced it will begin picking up leaves throughout the village next week, on Monday, November 10th. While residents need to call the Village Hall […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As an upper level weather pattern will prevail over the Midwest the next few days, with some mild and generally windy conditions for the rest of this work week, […]