MARCH’S PROJECTIONS FOR ACREAGE PLANTED AHEAD
(SPRINGFIELD) With some warmer temperatures the last couple of weeks, along with the new month of March, last week’s USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum helped provide fresh projections for acreage to […]
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 […]