Hot and humid weather returns to Central Illinois this week

Hot and humid weather returns to Central Illinois this week

ByReginald Hardwick

URBANA – Meteorologists are warning that dangerous heat will return to Central Illinois this week. The National Weather Service in Central Illinois says daily afternoon highs will be in the 90s by midweek. Combined with high humidity, the heat index, or what it will feel like outside, will range from 100 to 110 degrees. Forecasters…

State Rep. Lisa Hernandez becomes Democratic Party of Illinois’ first Latino woman chair.

State Rep. Lisa Hernandez becomes Democratic Party of Illinois’ first Latino woman chair.

ByCapitol News Illinois

The vote for state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez as the Democratic Party of Illinois’ first Latino chairwoman was unanimous and uneventful Saturday morning – the drama had occurred in the days prior in a power struggle of some of the state’s most prominent Democrats. Hernandez was backed Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris”…