The Emerging Workforce Alliance's Winter Retreat showcased a Perkins Innovation Grant pilot program designed to expand career ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) – In the early days of the 20th century, railroads, like the Big Four and the Illinois Central Railroad, drove the Illinois economy, especially in towns like Mattoon. Those ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Central Illinois saw seven tornadoes on Sunday — four of which occurred in Iroquois County. On Monday, Scott Anderson, Iroquois County EMA Coordinator, said members of the Iroquois ...

DECATUR, IL. (WAND) - Happy New Year! It wouldn’t be right to head into 2026 without taking a look back at 2025 for Central Illinois. Total precipitation for our climate site Springfield reached 26.97 ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Dylan Ducommun scored 18 points to lead Northern Illinois and Taj Walters hit the winning layup as time expired as the Huskies knocked off Central Michigan 74-73 on Saturday.

Multiple homes were heavily damaged when a tornado tore through a central Illinois community during a round of severe weather and intense winds on Sunday afternoon. Photos posted on X captured ...

A number of Central Illinois fire departments posted their response statistics from 2025, and some of the agencies experienced record numbers. FBI thwarts North Carolina New Year's Eve attack An ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — They played against each other when they attended conference-rival high schools in central Illinois. Now they are college teammates at Illinois State, playing on the ...

PONTIAC, Ill. — Severe storms caused serious damage in central Illinois over the weekend. Damage was reported to several homes, roofs and trees in Pontiac, Illinois — just south of Starved Rock.