Western Illinois Regional Council

The choice-based food pantry should open early in 2023.

In response to the pandemic, many Macomb restaurants and other businesses spent money this year to create outdoor seating areas. Some of those businesses…

This is the year of changes. This nation has seen a change in its leadership, and with this change, there is a new focus and direction for the country.…

Suzan Nash's name is synonymous with the Western Illinois Regional Council. She came to the Macomb-based organization as an intern in 1977. She was named…

My knees turned to liquid and my legs shook uncontrollably. My hands trembled. Sweat beaded at my hairline and my palms were slippery wet. I fought the…

The life of 5-year-old Silven Yocum was taken by a methamphetamine addicted man. Now, a decade later, her family joined together with friends and…

The Western Illinois Regional Council met with about 370 children over the past year who were at risk of being abused. WIRC’s Children’s Legal Advocate…

The Western Illinois Regional Council wants to help parents recognize signs of teen dating violence.The WIRC said it used to be that one in ten teenagers…

The Western Illinois Regional Council is starting up its annual Hunters Helping the Hungry program.Deer hunters can donate a portion or all of their deer…

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded the Western Illinois Regional Council $5,300 more for the new fiscal year…