MCDONOUGH COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) - Mosquito testing in McDonough County tested positive for West Nile virus by a mosquito in Bushnell, Illinois. Testing begins in May every year, with traps set up ...

PLYMOUTH, Ill. (WGEM) - A man and dog died on Monday evening after getting hit by an Amtrak train in Plymouth, Illinois. According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a train ...

In a Facebook post late Saturday night, Pikeland CUSD# 10 Interim Superintendent Todd Fox reported the deaths of two students ...

In Sorensen’s visit, he toured Western Illinois Regional Council with a focus on the grocery-style food pantry on the east side of the building. WIRC officials said over 2,000 people utilized the ...

”For a tick to spread these things to you, it has to be attached to you for often 36 hours,” said Clay Steele, Lee County conservation naturalist. “So, take simple precautions and look yourself over, ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - A measure to enhance road safety for senior citizens could soon become law in Illinois. State senators are considering the “Road Safety and Fairness Act” after house lawmakers passed ...

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that this ...