Illinois and Northwestern each accepted bowl bids Sunday afternoon, among 12 Big Ten teams playing in the postseason. In addition to playoff participants Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon, also headed to ...

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 ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – Below is a compilation of all Central Illinois IHSA high school football playoff matchups for the first round next week. There are eight classes with 32 teams. In 7A and 8A, each ...

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 ...

A company in central Illinois will soon be laying off nearly 100 employees. The workers, all employed by one company, were informed of upcoming job losses due to mass layoffs and branch shutdowns, ...

SPRINGFIELD — A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold eight of its papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state law designed to keep newspaper ownership local. 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 ...

Illinois Central College's fall 2025 enrollment increased by 2.5%, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth. Flexible learning options, including online and 8-week courses, and new programs in ...

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