BREAKING: WIU officials say one student was taken to McDonough District Hospital after a reported shooting in a residence hall Tuesday night. The shooter remains on the loose.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said USDOT has published the first-ever Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights and issued a notice to airlines to seat young children with a parent free of extra charge.
UPGRADED FACILITIES: The school district has put in a new turf football field and all-weather track at the high school.
It will also be more accessible for people with disabilities than the current field at the middle school.
HOMETOWN HERO: "The kids looked up to him," Monroe City resident Connie Painter said. "He was just one of a kind.” Hear more from residents looking back on how Jamar White left his mark on Monroe City tonight on WGEM New at 10.
Chief Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit Frank McCartney filed an administrative order with the Adams County Circuit removing embattled Judge Robert Adrian from handling criminal cases.
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Neither Kash Jackson or Senator Sam McCann met the criteria for the debate. We offered them both one on one interviews. McCann declined the invitation. You can see the interview with Jackson below It was also aired on WGEM TV.
BREAKING: The Illinois House passes legal recreational marijuana. The bill goes to Governor Pritzker's desk, who is expected to sign the bill. Marijuana would be legal Jan. 1, 2020.
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BREAKING: A Clay County judge has sided with Rep. Darren Bailey that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker did not have the authority to declare consecutive disasters beyond the initial 30 days.
Thompson said she's hopeful the next president, Dr. Douglas Palmer, will continue growth at the college and prepare to eventually welcome students back to campus.
TORNADO: This video was recorded north of Table Grove, Illinois, today by Dr. Marcus Büker, Assoc. Prof. of Meteorology, WIU.
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NEW YEAR'S EVE DUI: Officers say they saw lots of parked cars outside bars Tuesday, something they like seeing because it means whoever left their car there overnight made the right choice
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NFL PROTEST: Many businesses didn't show NFL games to honor veterans this weekend. What are your thoughts on this? Your response could be on tonight on WGEM News at Ten.
BREAKING: The AP called the race for Biden, who held a 30,952-vote lead after it determined that the remaining ballots left to be counted would not allow Trump to catch up.
If you are in the Quincy area, look outside to see the rainbow before it goes away! If you look closely you can see a double rainbow! -Chelsea Smith, WGEM Meteorologist
The Governor announced today a new partnership with the manufacturing and biotech industries to produce life-saving products in Illinois and an expansive state procurement effort that has already netted millions of masks and other PPE.