Farm Credit Illinois has awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 30 high school seniors across central and southern Illinois, marking the 22nd year of the agriculture scholarship program that has now distributed more than $938,500 to students since 2004.
The Vermilion County Museum Society will host a Meet and Greet at the Dr. William Fithian Home on June 7, where guests can meet the great-granddaughter of Civil War Medal of Honor recipient General John Charles Black and tour the historic Danville home where he lived as a teenager.
The Champaign Fire Department is accepting applications for its Adult Explorers Program through June 22, offering Champaign County residents interested in a firefighting career hands-on preparation and mentorship toward the firefighter eligibility list.
The retiring U.S. senator reflected on his decades in public office.
Authorities say Tennessee man was speeding and reaching for dropped phone when fatal crash happened near I-74/I-57 interchange.
Illini wing gives Illinois another major boost heading into 2026-27 season.
Champaign County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help identifying two women who concealed more than $800 in merchandise and fled an Old Navy on North Neil Street in April.
Steven A. Cornett, 65, a former Tilton police chief turned construction worker, was killed early Wednesday morning when a pickup truck struck him inside a work zone on Interstate 74 in Champaign County.
Illinois has opened applications for $5 million in tourism grants spread across three programs targeting Route 66 preservation, international visitor marketing, and local attraction promotion — with deadlines ranging from June 11 to June 17.
The American Red Cross of Illinois responds to three to four home fires every day, and the organization is asking the community for support as it works to keep up with growing demand — having already spent more than $608,000 above projected disaster relief budgets this year alone.