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

About 150 protesters gathered at the Illinois Capitol on Jan. 3. Several central Illinois groups that have protested Trump policies banded together for the protest. SPRINGFIELD -- Standing on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Two tornadoes touched down in Macon County as severe weather battered Central Illinois Sunday afternoon. Tammy Schneider, the Macon County EMA Director said a tornado ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.