The Big House Ballgame will be held on Thursday, Apr. 30 at the Old Joliet Prison.

The Ottawa Fire Department says the incident at the Coogee Chemical plant happened when magnesium ignited, possibly due to equipment failure.

A poetry organization is taking submissions for a new volume of an anthology. The book proceeds will be used to support Ukrainian orphans.

A survey summary shows that a high-end EF2, possible multi-vortex, tornado with estimated peak winds around 130 mph started along Highway 20, southwest of Lena IL, and tracked through Lena before lifting just southwest of McConnell.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Judy Cummings.

13 WREX meteorologist John Jurgens discusses showers a plenty for April, plus, possible severe weather Friday afternoon into this evening.

Tina Hardy is the coordinator for the Center of Accessibility and Neurodiversity at Illinois Valley Community College.Basically, it’s her job to make college accessible for students who need extra accommodations. What does that look like? And how different are special education laws between high school and college?

Julia Minkin's new, debut solo album comes out tomorrow. Join us for a conversation with the singer and to hear songs from the new album recorded live.

Banda NIU and Mariachi NIU, both groups from the university, starred in the concert on April 9, where they played a variety of traditional Mexican songs from Vicente Fernández to Jenni Rivera.

Social justice is the idea that everyone should have equal rights, opportunities, and access to the same resources, but many don’t. Some faith leaders think religion and politics shouldn’t mix, and that social justice shouldn’t be a part of the gospel. But WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose has the story of a newly appointed pastor whose position will require a focus on social justice.