9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (348+ words) Freedom 92. 9 NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS (SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced yesterday that the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5. 1% in May. The number is seven-tenths of a percentage point (0. 7%) higher than it was one year ago in…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (112+ words) Freedom 92. 9 (OLNEY/NEWTON) As a weak high pressure over the Midwest will keep us dry and some sunshine today through most of tomorrow, an approaching cold front will move through our downstate area with our next chance of rain moving…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (194+ words) Freedom 92. 9 2026 ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL SHRINE GAME (BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois are proud to present the 52nd Annual Illinois High School Football Shrine Game this Saturday (6/20/26) at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (93+ words) Freedom 92. 9 (CLAY CITY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jimmy Lee Reynolds, age 78, of Clay City, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, June 29, 2026, at 11: 00, at the Clay City Fellowship Church, with a private family burial to take place at a later…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (266+ words) Illinois residents are facing some of the highest student loan debt levels in the country, while outdoor enthusiasts have a chance to enjoy the state's waterways without purchasing a fishing license during Illinois Free Fishing Days. According to a new…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (254+ words) Freedom 92. 9 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WIN MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST PADRES The St. Louis Cardinals opened their home series against San Diego with a 3-0 victory over the Padres on Monday night at Busch Stadium. Dustin May delivered the strongest performance of his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (126+ words) (BLOOMINGTON) ILLINOIS FARMERS HAVE BEGAN THEIR WHEAT HARVEST Illinois wheat harvest is now underway, with farmers getting started earlier than usual this season. According to the latest USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report released June 8, approximately 4 percent of Illinois winter…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (137+ words) Freedom 92. 9 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging international auto racing organizations to prohibit sponsorships tied to tobacco and nicotine products and end existing agreements involving those products. In a letter to FIA and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (167+ words) Freedom 92. 9 NORTH CLAY IS HEADING TO THE STATE FINALS IN BASEBALL (NORTH CLAY/CLAY CITY) North Clay is headed back to the IHSA Class 1 A State Finals after an 8-0 super-sectional shutout of Goreville on Monday in Carbondale. The Cardinals improved…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (231+ words) (BLOOMINGTON) Health experts are warning that several tick species are expanding their range across Illinois, raising the risk of tick-borne illnesses throughout the state of Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, lone star ticks, blacklegged ticks, and…...