Rantoul is a small town in east-central Illinois that offers some of the most affordable living you’ll find anywhere in the ...

Despite a severe thunderstorm watch, people gathered on the Peoria and East Peoria sides of the Illinois River to celebrate ...

A report from U.S. News and World Report ranked seven Midwestern metropolises—including Decatur, Illinois and Bay City, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — July is National Ice Cream Month, and with central Illinois in the grip of summer heat, many families are searching for a way to cool off. In Decatur, one local ice cream shop ...

Nearly 1,800 people in five central Illinois communities logged a combined 175,317.8 miles during the Memorial Health Mindful ...

A free multilingual Certified Food Protection Manager training will be at Richland Community College starting July 28; register by July 6.

Sam is a Galapagos tortoise at Scovill Zoo in Decatur, where the friendly staff works throughout the day to ensure animals ...

A Decatur teenager was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing a $19,000 watch at gunpoint earlier this year.

She was happy to settle instead for the strong, silent type: a magnificent rehabilitated bald eagle that she held in her ...

With prolonged heat and humidity forecast across Illinois this week, state officials are urging residents to take precautions to stay safe and to check on family, friends, and neighbors who may be ...

Cape Girardeau’s new Broadway sculpture exhibit and the Cape Catfish’s latest playoff berth show how public art and local ...

American Rock Legend Performing at Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift's Wedding The National Weather Service is warning that parts of Illinois could see heat so extreme this week that the heat index could ...