LEWISTOWN, Ill. -- A son sent his parents a well-timed text message that may have ended up saving their lives. On Tuesday, he told them to get into the basement of their Lewistown, Illinois home. Just ...

Joey McLaughlin is the new Lewistown athletics director for the 2024-25 school year. This also means McLaughlin has resigned as the girls basketball coach following three seasons. He’ll handle duties ...

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. home sales slumped. Since then, however, the market has come roaring back — and rising demand, in conjunction with a relatively low supply of housing ...

LEWISTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Four inmates have escaped from the Fulton County Jail near Peoria, Illinois, Wednesday evening the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said. The inmates are: -Jesse Davis, 34, 5'5", ...

In 2023, a storm chase group was trapped inside of their Toyota Camry in the vortex of a killer tornado. But for the grace of God all survived, including Tanner Charles. Here he tells his story.

The Emiquon Preserve in Lewistown reopened Friday to the public. The Nature Conservancy’s 6,000-acre site along the Illinois River in Fulton County closed March 16 after a virus affecting wild birds ...