10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (477+ words) DE LAND, Ill. (WCIA) " Last year, a Springfield family got a devastating diagnosis, upending their lives. Now, the community they call home is coming together to make sure their son has a chance at living. Three-and-a-half-month-old Braxton Tomko has polycystic kidney…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (226+ words) CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) " The Healing Through History Act is moving through the legislative process. This new bill would require adoptive parents to have transparency with their future child's records with access to information like the biological parents' race, religion, ethnicity, health…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (50+ words) DIY sensory bin for children | Mahomet Public Library'WCIA.com MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) " Mahomet Public Library Youth Services and Programming Librarian, Rebecca Strom, teaches ciLiving Host Jaclyn Friedlander how to make a sensory bin with rice and other household objects. To learn…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (441+ words) DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) " Sitting off of El Dorado Street near downtown Decatur is a building stuffed to the brim with African American history. With pictures, statues and much much more, the African American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois Museum tracks hundreds…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (251+ words) CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) " It's no secret that the food you eat every day can impact your body or impact how you feel. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois are learning the link between what toddlers are eating, and how they…...