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GRO Community aims to help returning citizens find housing

GRO Community is seeking to help returning citizens develop landlord history by ...

Photos: Dixon, Rochelle, Amboy compete at Oregon Tip-Of...

Dixon, Rochelle, and Amboy were three of the girls basketball teams that compete...

Cissna Park, Watseka/Milford cruise to Timberwolf Tipof...

Cissna Park got 25 points from Addison Lucht and Watseka/Milford got 20 points f...

Bureau Valley improves to 2-0: Wednesday’s NewsTribune ...

The L-P boys bowling team beat Mendota, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTri...

Dixon opens the season with a win: Wednesday’s Sauk Val...

Dixon girls basketball beat Harlem to open its season, Rock Falls fell to Riverd...

Weight loss surgery or medications? Which is winning th...

Weight loss surgery and medications have both been successful in helping patient...

This week in Black Central Illinois: Remembering Latrel...

Illinois Newsroom - This episode of “Dialogue” features a round-up of stories fr...

A Farewell to Kennedy Vincent and a Deep Dive Into the ...

Illinois Newsroom - On the Dialogue show, we revisit a conversation about the Ne...

Nicor's rate increase request slashed nearly 47 percent...

Find out how much it could cost you each month.

Illinois Commerce Commission OKs smaller gas rate deliv...

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved Ameren's $128.8 million gas rate...

Dream Center Peoria holding special distribution event

The Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution event on Nov. 21 ...

No injuries reported after dryer fire in Peoria

The Peoria Fire Department quickly contained a dryer fire at a Peoria home on We...

What’s next now that Trump has signed bill releasing th...

President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to mak...

Photos: Erie-Prophetstown vs Bureau Valley girls basket...

Bureau Valley defeated Erie-Prophetstown during the Thanksgiving Tournament on W...

Photos: Minooka vs. Joliet Central, girls basketball WJ...

Joliet Central and Minooka competed in a varsity girls basketball game during th...

Report: Political investing decisions hurt public finan...

When politicians make decisions to shift public money in one direction or anothe...

Kevin's '25-'26 Winter Weather Outlook

Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty has the 2025-2026 Winter Weather Outlook for th...

WATCH ON DEMAND: 2025 WCIA Winter Weather Special

Watch the WCIA 3 Weather Team's Winter Weather Special now on demand. See all th...

Illinois has new digital IDs: What are the experts sayi...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Wednesday was the first day people in Illinois could a...

Decatur organization hosts walk for homeless resources

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- In honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness W...

Two more ramps opening at I-74, I-57 interchange in Cha...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Two more flyover ramps at the I-57/I-74 interchange ar...

Crestwood man charged after fumes sicken 8 first respon...

the incident prompted a HAZMAT team response.

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7th Circuit stays judge’s order restricting immigration...

The ruling stays a federal judge’s Nov. 6 order limiting immigration agents' use...

Rockford Ravens rugby team embarks on milestone New Zea...

The Rockford Ravens rugby team is traveling overseas to commemorate their 50th a...

Beware of pet scams: BBB advises adopting from local sh...

The Rockford Better Business Bureau is warning residents about pet scams, with t...

Funding changes threaten 250 housing units for otherwis...

The Home For All Continuum of Care in Peoria, Illinois could lose up to 70% of i...

Culture of Hope: Local father partly blames 'broken sys...

The father of a man killed in a home invasion 16 years ago is still seeking just...

Eight men graduate from reformation program in Peoria

Eight men graduated from the Elite Re-Entry Program at the Peoria County Jail, w...

Ensure a safe Thanksgiving with proper turkey thawing

Thawing a turkey properly is essential to ensure food safety and prevent the gro...

50 turkeys donated to Bloomington food banks for Thanks...

The Illinois Life and Health Insurance Council and state representative Sharon C...

Mount Prospect holding the line on property taxes

Mount Prospect trustees passed the village’s budget and property tax levy Tuesda...

Palatine police make two separate meth arrests

Two separate arrests, one during a traffic stop and another during a welfare che...

Three charged with stealing car in Willowbrook, fleeing...

Three people, including a teenager, are accused of stealing a car in Willowbrook...

Local leaders, OSF react to state board’s approval of c...

Despite drawing a large public turnout, OSF HealthCare’s consolidation plan clea...

Three accused of stealing car in Willowbrook following ...

Three Cook County individuals, including a juvenile who was allegedly armed, hav...

Wheaton rejects plan to turn former hardware store into...

The Wheaton City Council has rejected a plan to turn a former hardware store int...

La Salle County grand jury: Tuesday, Nov. 18

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictm...

Semi-truck towed from I-57 over a day after rolling ove...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- A semi-truck that rolled over on I-57 in Champaign ear...

Community Spotlight: Effingham Wonderland in Lights

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- Every winter, Community Park in Effingham is home to W...

Urbana Free Library offering home delivery service

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free L...

Hunters Feeding Illinois launches deer donation program...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Sangamon County Farm Bureau is partnering wi...

ADM workers rescued from elevator, 300 ft. up: Decatur ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- Two workers who were stuck in an elevator about 300 feet...

Grant cuts delay grad school plans for Chicago State Un...

University officials say 61% of Chicago State undergraduates are first-generatio...

Villa Park police searching for missing child

The Villa Park Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a mi...

Forecast:

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Widespread cloudiness continues along with nearly steady temper...

Cook County Sheriff's Urban Farm Initiative adds compos...

Sheriff Tom Dart's Urban Farm Initiative at the Cook County jail has introduced ...

Comptroller candidates spar over taxes, experience in c...

Five Democrats are running to replace Comptroller Susana Mendoza in Illinois.

Digital driver’s licenses, IDs available to Illinois re...

Illinois Newsroom - Digital IDs will first be available for iPhones and Apple Wa...

Big grant helps address food insecurity in Peoria

The Gilmore Foundation awarded a one-time $100,000 grant to the Midwest Food Ban...