DECATUR, Ill (WAND) - The first major snowstorm of the season packed a punch across central Illinois on Saturday. Several counties and cities declared snow emergencies and several events and church ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WAND) - The Central Illinois Regional Airport is offering new seasonal service between Bloomington, Illinois, via Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington Normal (BMI) and ...

The Central Illinois Foodbank prepares as a major food assistance program could be stopped because of the partial federal government shutdown. The food bank has scheduled two supplemental food ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has been pushing the hashtag hard on social media. A comment from a national reporter hyping up Hank Beatty? #CIP. A photo of Aidan Laughery after a 101-yard rushing ...

I n June 2025, Illinois highlighted a $500 million investment in site readiness for the seventh consecutive budget—helping transform unused state properties into hubs of economic opportunity. The ...

Illinois Central School Bus drivers who transport East St. Louis students to and from school are asking District 189 to intervene in what they allege are breaches of their union contract. Several ...

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The crop looks beautiful from the road, but close inspection of ears tells a different story, scouts say. For more than a decade, Jerry Gidel has done annual yield checks on corn in central Illinois – ...

Slow-moving storms could bring up to 11 inches of rain, raising the risk of flash floods on Sunday, particularly in Illinois and Indiana, forecasters said. Some Moderate High By Nazaneen Ghaffar ...

Like many college towns, the area around the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been transformed by a surge of foreign students. Visa clampdowns could threaten that. At least two dozen ...