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

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

Snow totals have trended down since yesterday, with the vast majority of Central Illinois expected to get 2 to 4 inches of ...

Central Illinois is in the cross hairs for a major Winter storm midweek. On Wednesday, an impactful storm will bear down on ...

10 must-visit historic railroad towns will involve a journey through railroading’s past and present in these iconic ...

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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 ...

A strong winter storm will bring moderate to heavy snow to Central Illinois on Wednesday. The National Weather Service has ...

Public schools in Illinois are administered and funded on all levels: local, state, and federal. Superintendent Mark Jontry, who oversees schools in McLean, Livingston, Logan, and DeWitt Counties ...

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 ...

Bloomington Normal leaders head to Washington D.C. this week, hoping to secure up to $22.75 million for four area infrastructure projects.

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