CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) -- Illinois basketball's depth and experience has been widely talked about coming into the season with five seniors on the roster, including four fifth-year players. It didn't take long for the Illini to flex that depth, with an unexpected player adding his name to the rotation as freshman Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led all scorers in the season opener with 18 points.

Scores from around Central Illinois, with highlights of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin taking on Unity and Central hosting Peoria Richwoods.

A species of bird native to Hawaii is on the verge of extinction and wildlife experts in central Illinois say there are only a handful of them left on the planet.

Phone updates come with plenty of new features and tricks. But one of them has some iPhone users on edge.

For Giving Tuesday, law enforcement agencies across Champaign County gave back with a little friendly competition.

Students at a Mahomet grade school are making sure families get what they need in time for the holidays. 

The Illinois Department of Transportation is happy with the progress on their biggest project ever in Central Illinois: the I-57 and 74 interchanges.

The Danville Fire Department is investigating after a vacant house caught fire Monday evening.

Inmates at the Champaign County Jail will now be able to make phone calls at half the price.

The Illinois High School Association is reintroducing a measure to establish geography-based districts in high school football to replace conferences.

Illinois defensive tackle Johnny Newton has been named the 2023 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year by the conference on Tuesday.

Chilly winter conditions can be rough on cars. Owner of PDR Automotive in Urbana, John Marshall, shared some ways you can prepare your vehicle to take on the cold.

Throughout the holidays, we are constantly reminded to hold each other a little closer. This season, the Fields family is more grateful than ever after a scary cancer diagnosis.