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My go-to orders at six barbecue places around town
Huzzah, National Barbecue Day is tomorrow, May 16th. Thankfully, we have a lot of barbecue options in Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and beyond. Our local barbecue joints offer different takes on American barbecue, each with special barbecue sauces and unique barbecue sides. I have two favorite spots in town for burnt ends, two favorites for a saucy barbecue pork sandwich, and two spots that pair yummy pie with barbecue.
Central IL communities getting more than $56M for water infrastructure projects
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — More than $56 million out of $205 million from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is getting distributed to several Central Illinois communities to upgrade water infrastructure. Two low-interest loan programs make up the Illinois EPA’s State Revolving Fund Program: the Water Pollution Control Loan Program for waste and storm water projects, […]
Instant cooker left at Willard Airport leads to police response
SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) — A passenger tried to bring an unusual object with them on a plane at Willard Airport: an instant cooker. It ended up causing the police to come. It’s not everyday someone tries to take a kitchen appliance with them on a flight — but the TSA wasn’t having it. The instant […]
Shrum, Rashid, Landwehr and Orwig headed to state track and field finals
The Titans and several other area teams competed in the IHSA 1A Farmington Sectional on Wednesday. Mercer County topped the 18- team field with 92 points and Annawan-Wethersfield was seventh with 45.5 points. Three members of the Annawan-Wethersfield boys track and field team have advanced to the IHSA 1A state...
Rudibaugh wins Athlete of the Week
CHARLESTON (WCIA) — Adam Rudibaugh is the WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week. The Charleston tennis star is 14-3 in singles and 7-7 in doubles play for a total of 21-10. He is a two-time state doubles qualifier but says his most recent achievement is the one that makes him proudest. “My biggest accomplishment is […]
Amid historic cicada emergence, one central Illinois art gallery celebrates 'Cicadapalooza'
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) - Cicadas are emerging across central Illinois and one local art gallery is celebrating the historical event. This year, people are noticing the rare albino cicada, and the 2 broods that haven't been seen in over 200 years. To celebrate, The Vault Art Gallery in Tuscola is hosting the Cicada Palooza.
14 Peoria-area girls who could win 2024 IHSA track and field state titles this weekend
It's medal season. The Illinois High School Association girls track and field state meet takes place over the next two days, starting with the Class 1A prelims on Thursday and concluding with the Class 2A and 3A ones on Friday in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field blue track. The finals in every event are 10 a.m. Saturday in all three classes — Class 1A, 2A and 3A — and the wheelchair division. ...
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