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Charleston Fire Department holds event to celebrate 150 year anniversary
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) – Saturday is a big day for the Charleston Fire Department as it celebrates a huge milestone: its 150th anniversary. For more than a century, the fire department has proudly served the community of Charleston with a full-time fire department and emergency medical services. An anniversary celebration will be held on Saturday at the Coles County Courthouse.
Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Brice Fritz was naked, strapped down to a chair in a jail cell when a staff member monitoring her via video delivered 80,000 volts of electricity through the stun cuff on her leg. “I felt like I was being electrocuted,” Fritz told the Illinois Answers Project,...
EIU Tennis Teams Earn ITA Academic Honors
Tweet #WinTheMoment TEMPE, Ariz. – Eastern Illinois men's and women's tennis both earned ITA All-Academic Team honors for the 2023-24 academic year with six women's team members and six men's team members collecting ITA Scholar Athlete honors. On the women's side the following players were named ITA Scholar Athletes – Addison Brown , Aleyla Wooten , Emma Pilipovic-Kljajic , Jemma Booth , Luisa Renovales Salazar and Michelle Kostadinova . On the men's side the following players were named ITA Scholar Athletes – Tyler Carlin , Pau Riera , Thomas Wallace , William Hays , Jon William Karlstad and Max Pilipovic-Kljajic...
2024-25 Indiana non-conference opponent preview: Eastern Illinois
Indiana’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule was finalized on July 9 and Inside the Hall will have a team-by-team look at each opponent. Today: Eastern Illinois. After opening the regular season against SIU Edwardsville, Indiana will play another Ohio Valley Conference opponent just four days later for its second game of the 2024-25 season.
Dean, McClure settling into new homes
Jul. 26—CHAMPAIGN — Two former prep volleyball players are set to begin new chapters when the NCAA season tips off in August. Kate Dean — once a standout middle blocker at Tuscola — will enter her first season at Virginia after spending two seasons at Eastern Illinois. "I'm so excited," Dean said. "I've been here (at Virginia) training for about a month now, so as I've been connecting with the ...
Volleyball Adds Eight For 2024 Roster
On the heels of an OVC Championship season which culminated in an NCAA Tournament appearance, Eastern Illinois volleyball has reloaded for the 2024 season with addition of eight new players. Head coach Sara Thomas has added a mixture of veteran and new players adding to the depth of the Panthers...
Kroger-Albertson's merger halted; future of 35 Illinois Mariano's, Jewel stores uncertain
The Kroger-Albertson's merger has been halted.The state of Colorado has filed a lawsuit to permanently block Kroger and Albertson's business plans until a court rules on the "megamerger," the state's attorney general said. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe block on the merger puts the future of 35 Mariano's and Jewel Osco stores in Illinois into uncertainty. Kroger and Albertson's had previously released a full list of all the stores they would sell off if their merger is approved, which included the 35 Illinois stores.The two grocery chains had committed in September 2023 to selling more...
IL FOP: Sean Grayson fired ‘without just cause’, files grievance
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council filed a grievance saying the deputy that shot Sonya Massey in the face was terminated “without just cause.” Sean Grayson shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey in the head while responding to a call at her home. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder earlier this month. […]
IDOC, police department issue statement on ‘inflammatory’ Facebook posts
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Two Illinois agencies have issued statements about offensive comments made on social media Thursday. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a statement announcing a correctional officer has been placed on administrative leave after they made an offensive Facebook post. “The Department has been made aware of social media posting on Facebook […]
Illinois State Police sued for giving accused Highland Park mass shooter FOID card
(The Center Square) – While Illinois State Police face litigation in the Court of Claims over the accused Highland Park shooter applying for and receiving a Firearm Owners ID card before the 2022 mass shooting, the agency’s director is touting successes in blocking firearms from prohibited individuals. On...
Reports Say Pizza Chain with 22 Illinois Places May Go Bankrupt
It's not easy trying to be a restaurant these days and national chains are certainly not excluded. Multiple reports say that a pizza chain that currently has 22 restaurants in Illinois is exploring bankruptcy possibilities. These business rumors aren't coming from small potato sources either. The Wall Street Journal and...
3 stateline communities receive funding to replace lead service lines
ILLINOIS (WIFR) - Communities in Winnebago, Ogle and Jo Daviess counties will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace lead service lines. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced a total of $43,159,886 for 17 cities and villages to improve their water infrastructure. Stateline communities receiving funding:. The Village of...
Report Shows 110% Rise in Illinois Domestic Violence Deaths as Advocates Call for Action
Advocacy groups are sounding the alarm on a spike in domestic violence cases. A new report from the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence says domestic violence deaths in Illinois rose by 110% last year, with 94 incidents of domestic violence leading to 120 deaths in 2023. That includes 107 homicides and 13 suicides in which the perpetrators took their own lives. That’s up from the previous year, when there were 45 incidents that led to 57 deaths.
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance said there were more green areas in Southern California before solar farms were...
Illinois mandates utilities report residents’ water usage to wastewater agencies
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has concerns about a new law possibly allowing wastewater agencies to charge consumers more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5459 into law earlier this month. The law mandates a public utility that provides drinking water services report water usage of a resident to a municipal wastewater agency upon request. Two senators opposed the measure in the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Craig...
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