Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

(New York, NY) -- The "March for Our Lives" rally in New York had a very special participant. Paul McCartney attended today's event wearing a T-shirt that read "We Can End Gun Violence." The former Be...

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join the March for our Lives in various cities around the U.S. today. The rallies were prompted by the recent school shooting massacre in south Florida....

Today is World TB Day, a day to shine a spotlight on the battle much of the world faces with tuberculosis. The disease kills more than 45-hundred people a day, according to the World Health Organizati...

The Illinois Department on Aging is accepting nominations for the 2018 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards. These awards recognize adults, 65 years of age or older, and highlight the meaningful con...

The Cooks Mills Fire Department's Pancake and Sausage breakfast will be held tomorrow morning, Saturday, March 24th from 6:00 a.m till 10:00 a.m. It's all you can eat for just $5.00, with proceeds to ...

Friday, March 23rd and tonight, while not a whole lot going in local sports action, there are some baseball and softball matches at the High School and College level. Check out some area finals below....

The annual Spring Fling Bazaar to benefit the Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program will be held Saturday, March 24th from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. at the Ma...

Reduced Visibility, Slick Conditions Anticipated This Weekend SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning the public that a storm system will move through the state tonight and ...

A benefit for Scott Reed will be held April 14th from 4:00-11:00 p.m. at the Shelbyville VFW. Dinner will be available, and they'll have live and silent auctions, a 50/50, a gun raffle and live music ...

Update: Both lanes are now open on I57 at mile post 145. According to an email from ISP at 2:10pm (Thursday, March 22) ISP and local fire departments are handling a vehicle fire on I57 south bound pil...