A fallen tree blocked a west Normal street Wednesday afternoon after a line of severe storms moved through Central Illinois.

State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican, is among the latest of Illinois lawmakers to propose legislation that would regulate ...

As of about 10:30 p.m., about 1,454 people are without power south of Washington, Illinois, according to the Ameren Outage ...

Though municipal and school board races in Illinois are nonpartisan, voters may see many of the same political themes that ...

Area health departments are encouraging residents to have their private well water tested by offering sample bottles for free ...

Three WMBD anchors and other community leaders spent Wednesday morning giving back to the community by boxing up meals for ...

A Tremont man killed in a fire has been identified after dying at a Peoria hospital. The Peoria County Coroner's Office said in a news release it was notified Monday afternoon of a man who had died in ...

Virg Cihla, chair of the Tazewell County chapter of Moms for Liberty, said his group does not endorse any candidates. The Illinois Republican Party did not reply to request for comment about their ...

Federal firings were precipitous ...

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

Advocates claim that the Catholic Diocese of Peoria has done the 'bare minimum' to address sexual abuse cases involving priests ...