central Illinois News

National Weather Service says a tornado that struck the central Illinois community of Washington had winds between 170 and 190 miles per hour. The meteorologists say Monday that the storm had a preliminary rating of an EF-4. The Tazewell County …

A long-running central Illinois haunted house won’t open this year because organizers say safety upgrades are too costly. Officials with the Clinton Chamber of Commerce tell The (Decatur) Herald & Review that it would have cost about $60,000 to install …