This tough cookie is going home after 126 days! We are so happy for you Harietta Thompson, Heidi, and Nathan!

RMHCCI would like to give a huge thank you to Wilber!

19 years ago, Ava’s parents stayed at the Springfield House for a week due to her having Jaundice.

April was National Volunteer Month! Our regular volunteer opportunities have continued to be suspended for the safety of our guests and their families. However, we cannot stress enough how much we miss and value the work our volunteers do at both the Peoria and Springfield Houses. From greeting guests and helping keep things tidy to making meals and stocking our shelves with supplies, you are the heart of what makes both central Illinois Houses a home. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything you do and we hope to see you soon!

Katie Alsup, Springfield program director for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, joins Bea Bonner on NPR Illinois' Community Voices to share the services they provide to families with ill children. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois provides a supportive place for families to stay while their child is receiving medical care, and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.

The Asian Indian Community Collaboration of Peoria provided this delicious meal for our families from Dac’s Smokehouse. It’s meals like this that keep our #families close.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois CEO Amber Kaylor thanks central Illinois region's McDonald's owners and operators for being our partners in our mission to keep families close who are receiving medical care.

WASHINGTON (HOI) — An eight-year-old from Washington completed her mission of ‘stuffing her dad’s truck’ with pop tabs. In less than three months, Jovie Kaeb collected thousands of pop tabs

Many Walgreens stores in central Illinois hosted a scannable campaign to benefit RMHCCI in late 2020. Together, they raised $11,660! We are grateful for this continued partnership!

Thank you Walgreens for helping us keep families close when they need it most!

For the 4th year, On the Go Boutique designated several items as “Ronald McDonald House” pieces, where all of the proceeds are donated to our charity, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois. This year, the boutique was able to donate $7,300! We are so grateful for this continued support.

To put this support into perspective, we estimate that it would cost our families – who are never asked to pay – $88 per night to stay at either of our Houses. This donation alone would provide over 82 nights of stay for a family! Thank you, On the Go Boutique!