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Mike Singletary football card, US currency sheets and gold Rolex among unclaimed property up for auction
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer, Michael Frerichs, will host a preview of unclaimed property set for auction at the Illinois State Fair. Items include a woman’s 18-karat yellow gold Rolex Oyster watch, Mike Singletary and Troy Aikman football cards, uncut sheets of American currency, and a variety of collectible coins, bills, and precious metals.
Coziahr Harley-Davidson to host blood drive with ImpactLife Aug 17
July 24, 2024 – Illinois Riders at Coziahr Harley-Davidson will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife. The blood drive will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 17 at 150 West Marion Avenue, inside a Donor Bus. Potential donors must be at least 17 years...
Illinois House hearing into how pharmacy benefit managers affect drug prices
(The Center Square) – Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which negotiate the terms for prescription drug access for much of the country, was the focus of an Illinois House hearing Tuesday. PBMs have been in the spotlight in recent years, with the U.S. Congress seeking to increase transparency into the industry’s operations and their effect on prescription drug prices. Pharmacists have urged Illinois state lawmakers to enact legislation banning certain...
Illinois Congressman Sorensen’s Priorities for Savanna, Sherrard Included in Infrastructure Bill
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of investments for Western Illinois in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), legislation that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out major water infrastructure upgrades across the country. Following Sorensen’s advocacy, the bill was passed out of the...
Baristas, business owners living out their coffee shop, airstream dreams in Our Town Forsyth
FORSYTH, Ill. (WCIA) — When you get your daily dose of coffee in the morning, maybe you’re brewing it at home or picking it up on your way out the door. But in Our Town Forsyth, there’s one spot that’s not like the others — 121 Coffee Run! “Everybody loves an airstream! Airstreams are just […]
Housing director gives six-month update
CLINTON — New executive director of the DeWitt County Housing Authority Samantha Rusk updated the county board recently about the agency’s activities. Rusk formerly was business manager for Vespasian Warner Public Library. This was Rusk’s first-time meeting members of the full county board. Chairman of the housing authority...
A Senseless July: Remembering Alton, Eric, Michael, Philando, Sandra, And Now, Sonya Massey
Sangamon County State’s Attorney released video camera footage of Sonya Massey’s death at the hands of former police officer Sean Grayson. The video shows how quickly a Black life can be taken without any provocation. As Black Americans grapple with this senseless, systemic violence that plagues the United States, Sonya Massey’s name and the images associated with her death are added to the growing list of Black lives that have been impacted by police brutality and what some call modern-day lynchings by rogue cops. We cannot ignore that there seems to be an uptick in police shootings as the temperature rise. It...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mahomet High School student crowned Miss Teen Illinois USA
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Arianna Thompson, a talented student from Mahomet-Seymour High School, recently won the Miss Teen Illinois USA pageant and is preparing to compete with young women across the United States for the title of Miss Teen USA. Thompson says she was always in love with...
UIUC Building and Food Service Workers Authorize Strike
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign (UIUC) Workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike for a fair contract. SEIU Local 73 represents 763 Food Service and Building Service Workers and has been in contract negotiations for seven months. Workers rallied on campus in their fight for a living wage and...
Volunteer-Led Effort Leads to Bigger Popcorn Machine at Danville’s Fischer Theatre
DANVILLE — It wasn’t the typical ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday in Danville congratulating a new or relocated business or new business owners. The Fischer Theatre itself is celebrating 140 years this year, and it was out with the old, smaller popcorn popper at the theater and in with a new, larger one this summer.
Teacher on 12-year-old Drowning Victim: ‘He was Mr. Popular’
DANVILLE — A South View Upper Elementary School teacher is remembering 12-year-old Christopher D. London as “everybody’s friend.”. Funeral arrangements still are pending at Leek & Sons Funeral Home in Danville for London, whose body was found last week in the Vermilion River. He went missing after swimming with friends on July 15.
Shelbyville DMV temporarily relocates to library
SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Shelbyville DMV has temporarily moved to the Shelbyville Public Library amid facility renovations. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said the DMV would be housed at the library, located at 154 North Broadway Street, until July 28. Operating hours will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The temporary set-up will only […]
Tuscola’s Logan Tabeling signs with Dodgers organization
(WCIA) — Former Illini and Tuscola pitcher Logan Tabeling has inked a deal in the big leagues, signing on with the Dodgers organization after he wrapped up his senior season with the Illini this past spring. Tabeling played his final two years of college baseball in Champaign after spending two seasons at Wright State. In […]
Danville AMBUCS Camps Serve Kids With Special Needs
Children and young adults with disabilities from across Vermilion County are having some fun this summer. Bill Pickett has the story…. The Danville AMBUCS are hosting their annual summer camps based out of the Gao Grotto on Lake Vermilion. Lori Lyons is a co-director at the camp…. {AUDIO: “This...
Danville company fined $200k by OSHA for two labor accidents
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that two Danville labor accidents, which happened just one week apart, could have been prevented if safety regulations were followed. Now, the company responsible is facing six-digit fines. Inspectors from the DOL’s Occupation Safety and Health Administration responded to two incidents earlier […]
16-year-old hurt in overnight Danville shooting
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Danville Police Department is asking the public for help in the investigation of an overnight shooting that left a teenager hurt. Department officials said in a press release that officers responded at 9:45 p.m. to the area of James and May Streets for a report of a gunshot victim. When […]
Vandalia Statehouse Painting back at Vandalia City Hall
The painting of the Vandalia Statehouse is back at Vandalia City Hall. At the former Vandalia City Hall, the large painting of the Vandalia Statehouse was on the wall behind the council. But, when City Hall moved to its current location, the painting stayed in what is now the Vandalia Public Safety Building. But, with a new wall built at City Hall, the large painting of the Statehouse is back behind the council table. The painting was moved to City Hall on Monday.
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