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Local organization hosts free swimming classes for kids
MCLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) -With summer break right around the corner, many kids and families are planning to head to the pool!. More than 100 kids took part in the Bloomington-Normal Chapter’s Jack and Jill’s Swim Water Safety Event Saturday at the YMCA in McLean County. According to...
Champaign County State’s Attorney consulted prior to police action at protest, says she is prepared to prosecute
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — More law enforcement agencies are responding to a large encampment on University of Illinois campus, and the Champaign County State’s Attorney said they have her support. As of 6:30 p.m., no arrests have been made, despite multiple confrontations between protestors at the Alma Mater Statue and law enforcement. If arrests are […]
Mahomet-Seymour graduate captures women's marathon title: 'Everything just clicked today'
CHAMPAIGN — Lexie Dorsey was ecstatic and exhausted in the final moments of her victory in the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon women’s race. That showed as the Mahomet-Seymour graduate fell to the ground after crossing the finish line in Memorial Stadium, with friends and family members swarming to congratulate her on her victory.
Illinois Marathon overcomes hurdles in return to Champaign-Urbana
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Thousands of registered runners tied their shoes tight and got moving in Champaign County on Saturday, despite concerns of a potential cancellation. The Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend’s opening 5K race was canceled on Friday amid protests on campus. They found out Saturday’s races were on around 10 p.m. that night following […]
New trail established at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — Hikers can now walk on a new trail in the Buffalo Trace Prairie at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District announced the newly mowed trail on a Facebook post. Officials installed the trail to eliminate two parallel trails. “The trail system modification eliminates redundancies, […]
'We're still open': PATH steps away from regional role leading homeless services
PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington is “stepping away” from its role leading a regional homeless services program called the Central Illinois Continuum of Care [CICoC], the nonprofit’s interim CEO and executive director told WGLT. The program is run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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