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Man dead, woman airlifted after Iroquois County crash
WATSEKA, Ill. (WCIA) — A Cissna Park man is dead and an Ashkum woman is hurt after a crash in Iroquois County on Monday morning. Just before 9:40 a.m., Iroquois County Sheriff’s Deputies, Crescent EMS, and Watseka Fire arrived at the scene in rural Watseka. Authorities said the accident happened at the 1600 East and […]
Illini AD Josh Whitman elected chair of NCAA Division I council
Illinois announced on Thursday that Illini athletics director Josh Whitman was recently elected to take over as the new chair of the NCAA Division I council, a high-level group of athletics directors, administrators and student-athletes charged with providing day-to-day decision-making and leadership for Division I athletics. Whitman, who became the...
Champaign Fire Dept. installing smoke alarms in high-risk neighborhood Saturday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Members of the Champaign Fire Department will be going door-to-door in the Douglass Park neighborhood this weekend to address a high fire risk there. The CFD is working with the Annual Smoke Alarm Blitz in Honor of Christian Sheehan to ensure homes have working smoke alarms. Saturday is the annual blitz, […]
Two Technical Reports From FRA: Concrete Railroad Ties; Visual and Automation-Aided Track Inspections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published two technical reports; one on the concrete railroad tie freeze-thaw durability and the other is supplemental to a previous study on track inspections. The first technical report focuses on the development of “a performance-based manufacturing control process for ensuring...
HS scoreboard (5-15-24)
WCIA — Highlights and scores from high school sports on Wednesday including the boys track and field Class 2A Rantoul Sectional with Mt. Zion winning the team title. BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 100 Meters Varsity – Finals 1. 12 Preston Seals 10.84a Rantoul 2. 12 Gary Garner 11.25a Decatur (Eisenhower) 3. 12 Caden Murphy 11.32a Monticello 4. […]
Toxins in the air: Central Illinois factories and plants release millions of pounds of risky chemicals
The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) facility in Decatur, which processes grain products into food ingredients and ethanol, released 2.7 million pounds of toxic chemicals in 2022, including one that can damage the central nervous system. In Champaign, just blocks away from a residential neighborhood, the Kraft Heinz factory, which makes...
Afghan Cuisine restaurant closes in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – After less than a year, a Champaign-Urbana restaurant is permanently closed. Last year, the Afghan Cuisine restaurant opened inside of Strawberry Fields on Springfield Avenue. The immigrant family-owned restaurant brought the diverse tastes of Afghanistan to Central Illinois. Afghan Cuisine also sought to provide its patrons with the hospitality and traditions […]
C-U Crime Report: May 5-12,2024
Each Thursday, courts-beat reporter Samuel Lisec will assemble a bulletin of local criminal activity reported by C-U police. 1400 block of North Prospect Avenue: A man reported that his vehicle was stolen from outside a restaurant on May 12. The vehicle was involved in an interstate traffic crash before it was reported stolen, and the offender was arrested.
Champaign County Fair shares Grandstand event lineup
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Officials announced a jam-packed event lineup for this year’s Champaign County Fair. The fair will take place July 19-27 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana. 2024’s Grandstand events will feature monster trucks, a rodeo, country music artists, and more. Here is what you can expect: For more information about the […]
‘Your business is to invest in these children’: Special ed advocates urge better training in Champaign schools
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Advocates of the special education program are begging the Champaign School District for more properly trained staff and urging families to know their rights. They say improper training is leading to injuries, families leaving, and lawsuits. One family is still dealing significant injury of a student. “I’m really seriously concerned where […]
UPDATE: Phone system back to normal for several Champaign government buildings
5/16 4:00 P.M. UPDATE: Around 3:45 p.m., the city notes all of its phone system are up and running. Officials thank the public for their patience and those who contacted the city through email. 5/16 12:00 P.M. UPDATE: As of Thursday morning, city phone lines continue to experience issues problems like poor call quality and […]
Five things in music: May 2024
As the winter chill fades and those first warm breezes start rolling in off the prairie, there’s an extra sense of excitement and renewal in the air around Champaign-Urbana. Sure, the students have largely returned to home base, and a small chunk of the music scene will be on a short hiatus, but for local music fans, this shift in seasons means a bounty of eagerly anticipated annual events and concert series will soon be in full swing once again. From long-running traditions to exciting new happenings, the coming months promise an embarrassment of riches for anyone seeking their fix of live music under the sun. Here are five highlights I’m particularly stoked about this spring and summer.
Champaign County celebrates National Police Week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Champaign County remembered their fallen officers and recognized their current employees in a series of events this week. Starting at West Side Park, local officials honored officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. "We do read off a roll-call of those who have fallen for the Champaign...
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