As of Tuesday, May 27, four children have died in hot cars so far in 2025 - all of which happened before Memorial Day. Two of the hot car deaths happened when the outside air temperature was lower ...

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) - It was the final crosstown showdown of the school year as Quincy High hosted Quincy Notre on the baseball diamond. The Blue Devils were the first to score after Mason Dent homered in ...

CAMP POINT, Ill. (WGEM) -Central Southeastern was on the hunt for a new girl’s head basketball coach since Matt Long stepped down from the position a few months ago. Camp Point Central Athletic ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - On Saturday, The District will be hosting tours of newly renovated lofts in Quincy’s downtown area. The lofts were once vacant, had no windows, and were completely unlivable. Now, they ...