SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- More than 1,200 cities, towns and villages across the state will receive $371 million in federal funding. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced a second round of COVID-19 relief from the federal American Rescue Plan Act will soon go to the small towns, cities and villages in the [...]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Jean Eddy, 84, says thieves have stolen her 2018 Kia Optima LX three times this year. On February 2nd, her car was stolen from the parking lot of her apartment, near West Riverside. Police later found it crashed and heavily damaged, suffering $4,100 in damages. She purchased a steering wheel lock, [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Several lawmakers say abortion rights are undeniably on the ballot in November after one U.S. senator proposed a nationwide abortion ban. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-North Carolina) introduced a bill Tuesday that would outlaw any abortion in the U.S. after 15 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the [...]
It was more than a day before police saw video that led them to issue an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl who was abducted after leaving her middle school in Ferguson.
For more than 30 years, Gloria Taylor and the Community Women Against Hardships Family Support Center have given St. Louis families the hope they need at their office on West Belle Place.
An impending railroad worker strike on Friday at midnight could send ripple effects throughout the nation's economy and the greater St. Louis region which does much of its business.
Many residents of Swansea, Illinois are concerned over a new project to build rental homes in their community. The proposed plan consists of building 274 rental homes on nearby land that is currently agricultural.
Lawmakers are back at the Missouri State Capitol to cut the state's income tax and extend tax credits for farmers but the first day showed there's no plan on place on moving forward.