Heat Advisory From 11 AM Monday to 12 AM Friday Dangerous Heat Wave Will Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. A dangerous heat wave will impact the central & eastern U.S. starting Sunday and continuing through the Jul 4 weekend. Highs will be in the 90s-100s with heat indices of 100-110° (locally 115°). Warm...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is making a leadership change at the Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced IDNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie will be replaced on July 1 by Renee Snow, the agency's current general counsel. Finnie has led the department since January 2023, after previously serving as a...

The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is criticizing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits state-level liability claims against pesticide manufacturers. The ruling reverses a Missouri Court of Appeals decision that had allowed claims against Monsanto over the lack of a cancer warning on Roundup herbicide labels. The ca...

Illinois is moving to crack down on so-called junk fees. Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a package of consumer protection bills aimed at making prices clearer and stopping deceptive charges. The new laws ban hidden fees, require more transparency in ticket pricing, and target misleading resale practices that can driv...

When temperatures climb, don't take chances. Cooling centers are open across Central Illinois, including Springfield's Municipal Centers and Lincoln Library, Decatur Civic Center and Public Library, Champaign and Urbana libraries, Effingham Public Library, Danville Public Library, and many community centers, YMCAs, and...