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Community Spotlight: Cissna Park Shop the Park and Zip Code Day
CISSNA PARK, Ill. (WCIA) — Cissna Park’s annual “Shop the Park” is back for its fourth summer. And one of its planned dates falls near a unique date for the town. Shop the Park is held the second Saturday of June, July and August. 30 vendors will be selling merchandise like flowers, food and crafts […]
Man arrested after police chase that started in Iroquois Co.
IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A man from the suburbs of Chicago is under arrest in Iroquois County after the Sheriff’s Office said that he stole a car and led deputies on a 90-minute chase up I-57 on Wednesday. Officials said deputies were dispatched to intercept a car that had been reported stolen from Rankin. […]
Gibson City woman in the running for 'favorite chef'
GIBSON CITY — A local chef is competing for the chance to be featured in Taste of Home magazine, cook with a celebrity chef and win $25,000 in prize money. Katrena Ward Caston, executive sous chef at Horsch Radish, is in the running for the 2024 Favorite Chef Competition.
Learn about how crops and livestock work together at this forage-focused farm
The Land Connection offers a wide variety of programming outside of producing their farmers’ markets, including this event coming up in June north of Champaign-Urbana in Danforth. A walk through a pasture seems like a nice thing to do these days, and this one is free and open to the public. On Thursday, June 27th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., this is happening at Hanson Land and Cattle.
Our Town Hoopeston: Bricks and Ivy Sports
HOOPESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Bricks and Ivy Sports is on a mission to provide the largest selection of hobby boxes, singles, and packs in central Illinois. Their staff works to provide exceptional experiences for fans create memories with their favorite players and heroes. Joining ciLiving today is Owner of Bricks and Ivy Sports, Bob Brown.
McDowell wins third pole of NASCAR Cup season, his first since announcing plans to change teams
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will leave Front Row Motorsports at the end of the season and join Spire Motorsports.
Rantoul father accused of murdering son during domestic incident
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — A man from Rantoul was arrested on suspicion of murdering his own son during a domestic incident over the weekend. Rantoul Police officials revealed more details Wednesday morning about that incident, which happened on Sunday in the area of Sangamon Avenue and Seaver Street. They said Robert McKinney Sr. was arrested […]
Hoopeston looking to bring more businesses downtown with the help of demolition
HOOPESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Downtown Hoopeston is full of a few stories, a couple of older builds and some open spaces. City leaders want to change parts of that and start revitalizing from the ground up. On Main Street, one spot you can find newer places like 112 Wine and Coffee and a few older […]
Boil order issued for subdivision near Loda
LODA, Ill. (WCIA) — A boil order is in effect for an Iroquois County subdivision near Loda. The Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency said the order was issued for the entire Lake Iroquois subdivision. The order will remain in effect until further notice.
Math teacher by day, 5 sport coach by night: Meet the GCMS teacher balancing it all
GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Teaching, like any job, can have its rough days. You can be working long hours, balancing a big to-do list and thinking about things outside of work. For one math teacher in Ford County, he not only does all of that, but has a packed calendar after school too. It […]
Our Town Hoopeston -- Martial arts demonstration
The Okinawan School of Karate in Hoopeston has been teaching martial arts for 30 years to people as young as 4 and as old as 65. Some of the school's latest students demonstrate doubled nunchucks for Brandon Merano, who gets in on some martial arts action himself.
Flyover Film Studios is an economic game-changer for Central Illinois
By now, most of us have heard that Flyover Film Studios has set up shop in part of the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. Back in February, it was announced that Governor Pritzker was awarding $10 million in grants for soundstage and film studio development in the state. While The Fields in Chicago is getting the lion’s share of the development funds, Flyover Film Studios is poised to change the artistic and economic landscape here in East Central Illinois.
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