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weekend rundown
Weekend Rundown
2 years ago
Looking for something to do? Check out the Weekend Rundown!

Dave and Dina with 101.9 The Wolf give you the Weekend Rundown

Local
2 years ago
Weekend weather outlook: Hot and Sunny

Saturday and Sunday temperatures will top out in the 90s. 

Don Tracy
Local
2 years ago
Just weeks before Republican National Convention, Illinois GOP chair announces resignation

After 3 ½ years as ILGOP chair, Don Tracy cites intraparty fighting as reason for quitting

Cicada fungus
Local
2 years ago
Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed

Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus

farmer biofuel carbon capture
Agriculture
2 years ago
Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

The plan relies on federal tax credits triggered by capturing carbon dioxide at refineries and then moving the gas hundreds of miles through pipelines that would snake across the Midwest, including beneath farmers’ fields.

Governor Pritzker
Local
2 years ago
Illinois’ ban on ‘bump stocks’ remains in place despite U.S. Supreme Court decision

SCOTUS expected to announce whether it will hear unrelated appeal of 2023 assault weapon ban.

Road closed sign
Local
2 years ago
Street closure: 2nd Street between Capitol Avenue and Jackson Street

The closure is scheduled to begin Tuesday, weather permitting.

Silk
Pet of the Week
2 years ago
Meet Silk – Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control – Dog of the Week

This boy always has a smile on his face. He’s a happy, goofy boy who loves to play in the play yard and take walks.

Centennial Park hill
Local
2 years ago
Hot temperatures expected throughout the week

Heat index expected to reach 100 Monday

Cicada striptease
Local
2 years ago
Cicada superfans include NYC chef who came to Illinois to collect the bugs

Periodical cicadas are strange, with eccentricities that include super-strong urine flow and a zombie fungus infection. But their superfans are unusual, too, or at least highly passionate.