Illinois Farm Bureau has awarded rural communities, including some in west-central Illinois, grants for local development ...

Perched on the edge of what’s considered to be abnormally dry to moderate drought, west central Illinois farmer Brent Johnson had high hopes for yields at the start of this year. A strong start with ...

Smithfield Foods and its employees have raised $118,848 for United Way of West Central Illinois, a news release says. Each year, Smithfield provides tens of thousands of dollars in nutritional food ...

United Way of West Central Illinois, serving Warren, Knox, Henderson, and Mercer Counties, has presented a $10,000 check to River Bend Food Bank to use for its Core Collective program, which serves ...

Details for the upcoming weekend winter storm are starting to come into focus post-Thanksgiving. A potential winter storm is likely to impact the region on Friday night into Saturday. This system is ...

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Registration opened Monday for the second year of West Central Illinois Gives, and Amy Peters was one of the first to sign up, hoping to repeat last year’s success. “It’s a ...

United Way of West Central Illinois recently presented a $10,000 check to River Bend Food Bank for its Core Collective program, which serves local food pantries throughout the region. The group serves ...