MACOMB, IL - - The annual Fourth of July fireworks in Macomb will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Western Illinois University. The fireworks will be launched from WIU's Vince Grady Field. The ...

This is a series of stories about Western Illinois University students, alumni and community members, highlighting their experiences during our 125th anniversary celebration. We will feature 125 ...

Western Illinois University has been working to help those individuals, commonly referred to as stop-outs, through online programs and admissions campaigns and is now partnering with ReUp Education to ...

The Western Illinois University Summer Percussion Orchestra will present a free concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. In its second ...

This is a series of stories about Western Illinois University students, alumni and community members, highlighting their experiences during our 125th anniversary celebration. We will feature 125 ...

MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University (WIU) is proud to announce Abigail Strack of Mahomet as a 2025–2026 recipient of the President's Scholarship, awarded in conjunction with the AIM HIGH Western ...

MACOMB, IL - - Discover the spirit of small-town America while celebrating the legacy of Unforgettable Forgottonia's Macomb native and Monopoly inventor, Lizzie Magie, at Macomb's 43rd annual Heritage ...

MACOMB, IL - - Keela Trennepohl has been named the Western Illinois University Interim Director of the School of Agriculture. "I'm excited to be the next director," Trennepohl said. "Ag is and always ...

Board of Trustees The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees originally was appointed in October 1995 by then Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, after the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation ...