Flu map: These states are now at CDC’s highest activity level While Illinois isn’t on CDC’s highest activity level, positivity rates are high. Megan Hanley, the epidemiologist with the ...

The Panama Railroad was meant to revolutionize travel, offering a faster route to the California Gold Rush, but its construction came at a devastating human cost. Disease, treacherous terrain ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - As concerns over potential mass deportations in sanctuary cities like Chicago grow, immigrant communities in smaller towns across Central Illinois are feeling the effects. Area ...

Illinois State University and the University ... A decision about athletic practices and activities will be made Tuesday. Prairie Central schools will be closed Tuesday. Decisions regarding ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - Central Illinois Friends has announced the opening of Peoria’s first LGBTQ+ community center. On Monday morning, Central Illinois Friends celebrated a new building they call a ...

Lows this morning were generally below zero to around zero. However, the brisk winds made it feel like -12° to -27°. A "Cold Weather Advisory" remains in effect through this afternoon and ...

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 and ...

The locomotive upset, and the baggage and first passenger car ran into it, badly smashing both. The second car also ran off the track. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Most sleeping ... dome cars acquired them via merger, an example being the N&W, which added them via its 1964 merger with the Wabash. In this case, the surviving railroad also adopted the paint scheme ...