A new exhibit at the Marshall Public Library highlights the courageous stories of freedom seekers and multi-racial conductors ...

The weekend brings the Gatsby Gala and the Cedarville Pancake Breakfast, along with fundraisers, live music, and more to the Freeport area.

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern ...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Financial concerns regarding the updates and repairs to the housing units on Illinois Central College‘s East Peoria campus will result in their closure after the end ...

(WAND) - Our spring preview continues this week. After much of central Illinois reached the low-70s Monday, we'll warm to the low-70s again today and tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. More ...

In 1913, abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia in Auburn, New York. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating ...

(25News Now) - Super Monday is upon us. Super Sectional Monday kicks off tomorrow with 4 Central Illinois teams vying for the chance to punch their ticket to Champaign, and the State Final Four. In ...

Watco Railroad Company Holdings will purchase Great Lakes Central Railroad, expanding its Michigan presence. The deal is subject to approval by the Surface Transportation Board. Great Lakes ...

(AP) — James Dent Jr. led Northern Illinois with ... rebounds for the Huskies (6-25, 2-16 Mid-American Conference). Joe Munden Jr. shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 13 points ...

Illinois State Redbirds (19-11, 13-6 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-24, 2-17 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois looks to stop its four-game home ...

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