CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Operation Honor Guard is underway across central Illinois.

Honor guards across the area help give military funerals to veterans. WCIA is helping raise money for those guards to pay for gas, their uniforms and other necessities.

You can help these organizations by stopping by any of our donation locations or you can make your contribution ONLINE.

WCIA will be set up at the donation locations until 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Rainy weather did not stop people from coming in to donate.

Check out the scene from our Mattoon location!


Our Operation Honor Guard Drive has raised $135,278 this year, which passes our goal of $125,000.