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 […]

MARY HELEN RICHARDSON

(OLNEY) The funeral service for Mary Helen Richardson, age 95 of Olney, will be held Friday morning, August 1, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney. […]

REVEREND KENNETH K. “KENNY” MILLER

(WHEELER) The funeral service for Reverend Kenneth K. “Kenny” Miller, age 90 of Wheeler, will be held Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Crain Funeral Home […]