YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork around Illinois last week on average. The state’s average temperature was 76.1 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/02/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills yesterday that touch on several issues. Here’s a look a just a handful of the new laws signed into effect Monday : […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/02/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another day of sunshine on tap for this first Tuesday in July 2024 with warmer air moving through tonight. An approaching frontal system will bring us […]
DIRT CAR SUMMER NATIONALS AT RED HILL THIS WEEKEND
(SUMNER) in Summer Dirt Car Racing – it’s the Dirt Car Summer Nationals this Sunday at Red Hill Raceway, south of Sumner * there will be Super Late Models, Hornets, […]
OLNEY SUMMER SWIM TEAM RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) In Summer Swimming last night – The Olney Tigersharks beat Salem at the Musgrove Aquatic Center, 510 to 155, Olney won 49 of the 66 total individual events, in […]
TODAY IS “ZIPCODE DAY” IN CLAY CITY
(CLAY CITY) Today, June 28th, is “Zip Code Day” in Clay City, replicating the village’s zip code of 6-28-24. Running from 4:00 to 9:00 tonight, there will be free games, […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS CHOSEN
(NEWTON/LAWRENCEVILLE) The Maxine E. Spitler Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of the 2024 annual awards that went to Jasper County and Lawrence County organizations that provide activities for youth […]
THE JASPER COUNTY FAIR WINDS DOWN THIS WEEKEND
(NEWTON) The 153rd Jasper County Fair in winding down this week on the fairgrounds in Newton with newly crowned Miss Jasper County Fair Queen 20 year old Elise Wright overseeing […]
YESTERDAY’S ILLINOIS HOGS AND PIGS REPORT
(BLOOMINGTON) In yesterday’s Illinois Hogs & Pigs Report from the USDA : the Illinois inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1st, 2024, was 5.70 million head, up 3% […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/28/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) An annual rite of summer in Illinois is approaching soon with another increase in the state’s gas tax, along with a slew of other tax hikes over the next […]