The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

“The Department of Education funds important programs like special education. We have in the state of Illinois many, many parents and their children who need special education and that funding ...

Dylan Harper racked up 28 points, six rebounds and five assists in his return from a two-game injury absence and Rutgers blew a 17-point lead before coming back to upset No. 23 Illinois 82-73 on ...

(WAND) - Conditions will turn icy across Central Illinois today. Light freezing drizzle will develop this morning across our southern hometowns. It'll build into freezing rain as it moves ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long struggling job market. “I'm a small business ...

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While a storm system moving through the area this weekend will bring some freezing drizzle to the area on Saturday, the systems that follow will stand a better chance of bringing accumulating snow to ...

CARMI, Il. (WEVV) — Multiple streets are closed in Carmi, Illinois following a fatal train versus pedestrian accident Monday morning. Carmi Police Department reports that the railroad crossing at ...

Larry McClellan, a founding professor at Governors State University, has spent decades researching, writing and speaking about the myriad stories of freedom seekers and sites of the Underground ...

Owners of some central Illinois pawn shops, along with employees have been charged for allegedly reporting merchandise as stolen and then reselling those products. A Bloomington family that owns ...

"Our concussion study, it's based on a data set from about 19 high schools in the central Illinois area. And then it's part of a monitoring program for concussions," said Shaffer. She described ...