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Culvert replacement closing rural intersection near Philo
PHILO, Ill. (WCIA) — A rural intersection near Philo will be closing over the next two days as part of an ongoing project. Officials with the Champaign County Highway Department said the next part of the project involves replacing culverts at the intersection of County Roads 1500E and 900N, the latter nicknamed the “Philo Slab.” […]
Crime Stoppers looking for suspect in Urbana property damage case
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Police Department and Champaign County Crime Stoppers are asking for help in finding a person who threw a pair of bricks at an apartment building. Police officials said that on April 18, officers were dispatched to an apartment building at Silver and Fletcher Streets for a report of a […]
Central IL communities cancel monthly siren testing amid storm risk
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Several communities across Central Illinois are canceling or delaying their monthly tornado siren testing as weather conditions on Tuesday could turn severe. The Macon County Emergency Management Agency said it was canceling its testing on Tuesday, along with Clinton and DeWitt County. The St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District also canceled its […]
Champaign woman found guilty of conspiracy to distribute meth
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) – A Champaign woman was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth. 35-year-old Malaia A. Turner was found to have colluded with several people to take large amounts of crystal meth from Illinoisan and Californian suppliers to Central Illinois. The drug was then distributed to people in […]
Bluebell Festival held at Allerton this weekend
MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) — Allerton Park is holding its first-ever Bluebell Festival this weekend. The Bluebell Festival is set to run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. The full schedule can be found on Allerton’s website. Visitors will be able to […]
Champaign, Urbana schools to participate in Bike and Roll to School Day
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — National Bike and Roll to School Day is May 8, and Champaign and Urbana students are encouraged to use physical activity to travel to school for the day. Students registered with the C-U Safe Routes to School Project will get a free bike light and reflector on Wednesday. Several schools will […]
Douglas Co. Public Health giving students healthy meals for summer
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Douglas County Public Health Department is restructuring their Summer Food Program. Their goal is to help give students access to nutritious meals while on break. Weekly deliveries will start on June 3 and run through August 2 for enrolled families. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has nearly 30 million […]
Pridefest returning to downtown Danville this June
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Vermilion County Pride Coalition is bringing back Pridefest for its second ever event. The free event will be on June 1 at Danville’s Temple Plaza starting at 1 p.m. It will feature speakers from Vermilion County, vendors, a pet parade, a diaper drive, a performance from DLO Musical Theatre and […]
UI students donate unwanted dorm items for annual Dump and Run
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois students are cleaning out their dorms and donating items at the same time. It’s another year of their annual Dump and Run on campus. This year, the event expanded across multiple campus locations. Allen, Wardall, and Sherman Halls are just a few of the spots students can drop […]
Monticello baseball earns Illini Prairie Conference Championship with win over St. Joseph-Ogden
St. Joseph, Ill. (WAND) -- We are entering the last week of the regular season for high school baseball. Monday afternoon two power houses in the Illini Prairie conference Monticello and St Joseph-Odgen took each other on. The Sages with 27 wins on the season and the Spartans with 28,...
U of I professor shares how to help migrating birds
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — It’s migrating season, and more than a million birds will be flying through Central Illinois. Experts say they’re leaving Central and South America and heading towards Canada. Several different species may stop in your backyard for food and rest. Michael Ward is a University of Illinois Natural Resources and Environmental Science […]
'Very high likelihood:' Father of dead UI student considering suing university
URBANA — While an internal University of Illinois investigation announced its finding last month that the Jan. 20 death of a student on campus was an accident, the deceased’s family is considering suing the school on claims university police could have prevented the death. Akul Dhawan, 18, was...
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