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COMMIT: Illini land Division-II transfer tight end Carson Goda
Illinois is adding more proven college production at tight end. Division-II star Carson Goda, a transfer from Saint Anselm College, committed to Illinois on Monday following an official visit to campus. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound tight end and Bradenton (Fla.) native has one season of eligibility remaining. Goda was previously committed...
Ice Cream in a Bag | Ag in the Classroom
Meteorologist Jacob Dickey is in the kitchen with Sarah Kaper of the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation to learn about how easy it is to make ice cream in a bag at home! Item recommendation: Soft Shell Ice Cream Ball Get more resources and information on the Champaign County Ag in the Classroom website. Connect with the Champaign […]
A Gift to the Dead: Memorial Stadium on Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day, all. We begin Illinois Week by celebrating this holiday, by honoring those that fought, that paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country. To paraphrase President Kennedy, a nation reveals itself not only by the people it produces, but by the people it remembers. To those OTE readers who served, we thank you. To those who lost friends, loved ones, family, we join you in mourning and honoring your heroes. And today, we remember the 189 individuals named on each of the limestone columns that line the exterior of Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
Community Spotlight: Waste Not sustainability event
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Environmental Stewards is a sustainability organization that aims to reduce waste and pollution through material management solutions. This Friday, they’ll be hosting an event to discuss ways of cutting down on waste. CCES President Dominique Gilbert came on WCIA 3 News at Noon to talk about the event […]
Sheriff’s Office searching for Savoy car burglars
SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office needs help in finding two car burglary suspects in Savoy. On Tuesday at around 2:15 a.m., the individuals broke into several cars on Lyndhurst Drive and stole items. Authorities said the victim’s cars appeared to be unlocked. No cars were damaged in the burglaries. The suspects […]
Three Illini go low to push team atop leaderboard
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Mike Small hasn't always been able to say his team has played "Illinois golf" this season. It's been an up and down eight months. Plenty of highs, including five tournament wins, but also a season not without its struggles for a mostly new-look team. The last...
Distance trio Foltz, Hortin, Barrett leads Tuscola to 1A state runner-up finish
CHARLESTON — It would have been the perfect story: Three best friends all winning an individual boys’ track and field state title, beating each other to make it happen. Tuscola seniors Will Foltz, Josiah Hortin and Jackson Barrett were just a few seconds away from doing just that during Saturday’s Class 1A state finals.
Fast-rising SG Ian Miletic talks potential summer visits to Marquette and Illinois; updates recruitment
Ian Miletic has made big waves this summer on the UAA Next Circuit. He is leading his Illinois Wolves program with 12.1 points on 2.3 threes made per game. He is also adding 4.1 rebounds. “I create off my shot,” Miletic told On3. “I create for my teammates, I like to create off closeouts, and […] The post Fast-rising SG Ian Miletic talks potential summer visits to Marquette and Illinois; updates recruitment appeared first on On3.
Three men arrested in Danville on gun charges, two guns recovered
DANVILLE. Ill. (WCIA) — Three men are under arrest in Danville after police said they were found with illegal firearms. Officials with the Danville Police Department said the men were encountered on South State Street Tuesday night by members of the department’s Problem-Oriented Policing Unit. After the officers started interacting with the men, officials said […]
University of Illinois campus trying to address safety concerns over e-bikes and e-skateboards; Accidents not being tracked
Almost two years ago, Illinois State University administrator Adam Peck was hit by a bicycle. Four days later, he died of his injuries. Peck, the assistant vice president for student affairs, was walking through a plaza south of the university’s main quad in Normal when he was struck by the cyclist.
Champaign assistant principal going to Urbana School District
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The assistant principal of Garden Hills Academy in Champaign is moving over to the Urbana School District as their Special Education Administrator. Jacquelyn Douglas will take over her new position on July 23. The Urbana Board of Education approved the appointment at their Tuesday meeting. Douglas was appointed as Garden Hills’ Assistant […]
Urbana faces $1M shortfall in possible grocery tax cut
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Some cities in Illinois are scrambling to get budgets in order. It’s after Governor Pritzker’s proposal to eliminate the grocery tax. They will need to find how to make up lost money. For example, Urbana will miss out on around $1 million without the grocery tax in effect. The city is […]
Causes of many fires in Champaign and Urbana go undetermined; Campustown is a hot spot
A cigarette butt flicked out of an open window. A late-night pizza sitting in the oven for too long. A hair curler left on during a night out. These scenarios are just a few examples of how fires started in Champaign and Urbana in the past six years. The highest...
Community Spotlight: CU Market at the Fair
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — There’s a new local market event coming to the Champaign County Fairgrounds. Organizer and Shop by Knight Owner Malory Knight discussed the upcoming CU Market at the Fair for Thursday’s Community Spotlight. More than 30 boutiques and local businesses will be selling their items on June 1 from 9 a.m. to […]
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