Illinois Agencies on Aging ring alarm bell for possible federal funding cuts

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — Illinois Agencies on Aging are ringing the alarm bell for federal support for aging Americans... As the Department of Government Efficiency makes sweeping cuts throughout the nation. Though the cuts haven't reached Illinois …

Chicago Heights, Illinois furniture warehouse is back 2 years after fire

Illinois could soon ban diet and muscle supplements for teens

There are a lot of things you cant buy here in Illinois until youre 18, like spray paint or fireworks, and that list is about to get a little bit longer. CHICAGO - There are a lot of things you can't buy here in Illinois until you're 18, like spray …

Village of Dolton, Illinois plans to acquire house where Pope Leo XIV grew up

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live The Village of Dolton plans to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. In a letter to New York-based Paramount Realty USA, attorney Burton Odelson wrote on behalf of the village that it intends to purchase the home …

Illinois senior advocacy groups, Department on Aging urge Congress to fully fund Older Americans Act

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois senior citizens are calling on Congress to fully fund the Older Americans Act. The law has helped provide meals, caregiving, transportation, and home care services for countless seniors for nearly 60 years. President …

Southern Illinois train station opens doors to travelers and opportunities

CARBONDALE, Ill. — After years of planning, the Carbondale community had the opportunity to experience the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Station. Tuesday was the grand opening of Phase 1 of the major project to replace the original Amtrak building that …

Illinois debates banning diet and muscle supplements for teens

Lost in Iowa, found in Illinois: A Python’s new home

CEDAR RAPIDS: A 9-foot reticulated viral python was found moving freely in a residential front yard in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has been transferred to Illinois, where the species is legally allowed as a pet.  The python, lovingly named ‘Sir Hiss-a-Lot’ by …

Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois, regulators say

Federal regulators have ruled that a lack of overnight parking for long-haul truckers contributed to a deadly 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is …

3-story building collapses in Cairo, Illinois

CAIRO, ill. (WSIL) — Fire officials responded to a building which collapsed in Cairo on Tuesday.  Cairo Fire Chief John Meyer said it was a 3-story brick building which collapsed at 5:50 p.m. on Washington Avenue. The building used to house the Big River …