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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 […]
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...
Five hospitalized following Champaign Co. crash
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A Sunday afternoon crash in Champaign County left five people hurt, State Police said. State Troopers responded to a two-car crash around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday. It happened on U.S. Route 136 near County Road 900 East. Four people were taken to a local area hospital, and one person was […]
Champaign County Humane Society | Meet Sheeba
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — If you’ve been on the fence about adding a furry friend to your family, now’s the time! Here with us are Daniella Misa, adoption supervisor at the Champaign County Humane Society, and Sheeba!. Website. Social Media Links.
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...
Regional Planning Commission moves toward implementing housing recovery plan
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is moving to put its housing recovery plan into practice. After briefing the Bloomington and Normal councils, and soon the county board, commission director Ray Lai said an implementation committee will be formed with more than just governmental stakeholders. "Also, members from different sectors...
Champaign Co. Drug Court celebrates sobriety with newest graduates
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — May is graduation season. But for graduates of the Champaign County Drug Court, it’s not about getting a diploma. It’s about getting a new chance at life. The Champaign County drug program has been changing lives since the 90s. “Drug Court gives you all the tools and all the opportunity to […]
Champaign Co. Salvation Army celebrates volunteers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Salvation Army has helped people in need for years. Now, they’re thanking the people who make it happen. Director of Community Engagement in Champaign County, Aaron Bird, said last year, those volunteers helped more than 74,000 people. Governor Pritzker issued a proclamation, and a former president declared it an official […]
UI expert says humans at low risk of bird flu as cases rise in mammals
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — As scientists have researched cows and other mammals getting infected with the bird flu, an expert from the University of Illinois is advising people not to worry too much. The CDC reported nine states having cattle outbreaks with 36 dairy herds affected. Experts are watching closely to make sure it […]
Man found dead in parked car at Champaign gas station
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Coroner’s office is investigating the death of a man found at a gas station in Champaign. 45-year-old Jason Oakes of Mahomet was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a parked car at the Circle K Gas Station at 2315 W. Springfield Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Champaign Police said Oakes […]
Shannon Babb's Heartbreak At Farmer City Raceway
Basically anyone and everyone on the grounds Friday at Farmer City Raceway felt Shannon Babb’s heartbreak. Even Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. grew empathic for the Moweaqua, Ill., veteran who couldn’t finish the Farmer City 74 feature on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The 50-year-old...
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