New literacy grant applications are now open in Champaign County, and organizers hope the grants will increase access to books and ultimately improve literacy rates.

Ten minutes up the road, the Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois is expecting to welcome 125 campers, ranging from incoming first graders to high school students. “We do know that there is an ...

The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office is considering a partnership with the Illinois Department of Children and Family ...

No one is hurt after a car crashed into Denny's Professional Cleaners and Launderers on Mattis Avenue Wednesday morning.

A $10 million price tag is on the table at the next University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting — this time, it’s all about upgrading the game-day experien ...

Nearly $140 million in funding has been awarded to transportation projects around the state — including two projects in ...

Ask the average person to describe a bassoon and you’re likely to get a blank stare or a wildly incorrect guess. Despite its ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) — A Champaign radio station asked the community for help and funding critical repairs to their radio tower. WEFT's “Power to the Tower” fundraiser raised over $40,000 since ...

Illini discusses Josh Nilson's new appointment to Illini women's gymnastics head coach in the upcoming season.

Illini reports on new bill passed by Illinois Congress banning carbon sequestration projects to protect Mahomet aquifer.

A few paths of damage from severe storms on May 20 throughout central Illinois have been identified by the National Weather Service.

Electric vehicles (EVs), when widely adopted, can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. While ...