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UPDATE: ISP shares details on crash that closed I-57
Update at 3:35 p.m. Illinois State Police have shared more information regarding a car crash that closed part of Interstate 57 Tuesday afternoon. It happened at milepost 198 near 2:30 p.m. Authorities said a golf cart fell off a trailer, resulting in a two-vehicle crash. One person was hurt and taken to a nearby hospital. […]
HS scoreboard (5-23-24)
WCIA — Highlights and scores from high school postseason sports on Thursday including Charleston softball’s regional title win over Central. SOFTBALL Class 3A Mahomet-Seymour Regional Final Charleston 8, Central 6 Class 3A Glenwood Regional Final Glenwood 10, Jacksonville 0 Class 3A Mt. Zion Regional Final Mt. Zion 13, Danville 0 F/5 Class 3A Rochester Regional […]
Villa Grove gets redemption in sectional title win
LEROY — Villa Grove coach Jeana Block schedules with a purpose every spring. That includes regularly challenging her team in the first month-plus of the season by securing matchups with high-level opponents. This season was no different. The Blue Devils played strong area teams like Unity, Salt Fork, Westville...
Supreme Muhammad and Winnebago sprint out of state track and field meet with championships
Supreme Muhammad was just one of 18 Rockford-area sprinters to haul in a medal during the IHSA boys state track and field meet in Charleston. Only the top nine finishers in each of Saturday's finals earned medals, and that was an impressive haul for local sprinters. More boys track:Rockford-area sprinters...
LA jumper, NT trotter, NSCD runner are state runnerups; HP gets an All-Stater too
His work at state done, Loyola Academy senior Enoch Appiah-Kubi is ready for an epic summer vacation. Appiah-Kubi was one of two local athletes, joining New Trier’s Ben Crane, who earned a pair of medals on Saturday in the IHSA Class 3A track and field finals at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field. Appiah-Kubi will be […] The post LA jumper, NT trotter, NSCD runner are state runnerups; HP gets an All-Stater too appeared first on The Record.
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 […]
Flash flooding washes out road Sunday Night
BOWDRE TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WCIA) – Authorities in Douglas County report that a road has washed out after heavy rain and flooding occurred in the area. The Bowdre Township Road District reported on Facebook that up to 4″ of rain fell in less than 40 minutes in their area. The heavy rain caused limbs and fallen […]
Dee-Mack wheelchair athlete wins two IHSA state championships
Deer Creek-Mackinaw wheelchair athlete Christopher McCaleb is a two-time state champion this season. The sophomore won the wheelchair divisions of the shot put and discus on Saturday at the Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals in Charleston. IHSA boys track:Live updates from the IHSA boys track...
Triple gold: SHG's Jamarion Bardwell, Litchfield's Keenan Powell land in history books
CHARLESTON — Sacred Heart-Griffin's Jamarion Bardwell and Litchfield’s Keenan Powell each generated gold medals in the triple jump at the boys track and field state finals at O’Brien Field on Saturday. Both summoned their best attempts on the final day. Bardwell traveled a personal best 46 feet,...
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.
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