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PHOTOS: Storms sweep Central Illinois overnight
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — After severe weather and storm warnings swept across the state overnight, Central Illinois is cleaning up the aftermath. Across several counties, trees and power lines went down with the strong winds and left much to clean up Tuesday morning. We asked our viewers to share what they saw: Champaign County On […]
Earthquake Shakes Illinois: Shocking Footage Inside (Video)
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Northern Illinois early this morning. The earthquake occurred a little before 3 a.m. in Southern DeKalb County, near the town of Somonauk. The earthquake was felt in various locations including Winthrop Harbor, Cary, and Yorkville. Heather and Cory were awakened by the quake, initially mistaking it for a storm. Marcia in Winthrop Harbor reported feeling her house shake. A resident in Cary noticed the loud and rumbly noise, distinguishing it from thunder. Dan in Yorkville also felt the earthquake.
There’s a new dispensary in Champaign called The Dispensary Champaign
A new cannabis dispensary named The Dispensary Champaign is now open in Champaign. After a soft launch two weeks prior, Champaign’s newest dispensary hosted a grand opening party last Friday with vendors and the Maize food truck. This is The Dispensary’s third location and Champaign-Urbana’s fifth cannabis dispensary. The Dispensary Champaign joins C-U’s cannabis crew of Cloud9, nuEra Champaign, nuEra Urbana, and Sunnyside.
Common Ground’s next cooking class is Greek with Chef Alisa DeMarco
After June wrapped up with Moroccan, Common Ground has their next virtual cooking class coming up on Saturday, July 27th with Greek cuisine. Chef Alisa DeMarco will be leading the course, which takes place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will cook a dinner menu using “peak summer ingredients sourced from local farms”.
State Am in town: First round underway
Jul. 16—The first round gets underway with 18 holes on Tuesday in southeast Urbana before another 18 holes during Wednesday's second round. Then, the top 35 golfers will play 36 holes on Thursday to determine the winner. Here's four numbers to know, via Sports Editor Matt Daniels: 0 Illinois State Amateur champions in the 138-man field. Mac McClear won the last two, but the former Iowa star ...
Ex-Illini Star Terrence Shannon Willing To Defer During Rookie Season With Minnesota Timberwolves
Former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon says he is comfortable as the fourth or fifth option to Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns on the Minnesota Timberwolves
One more very hot and humid day before it turns cooler
(WAND) - There is one more very hot and humid day for Central Illinois before it turns cooler. After highs in the 90s Monday with real feel temperatures of 105°-115°, it'll be hot and humid again this afternoon. Highs will be near 90°. Storms dropping into Central...
Lawmakers say two recently passed bills save motorists time, enhance convenience
(The Center Square) – The Illinois legislature voted to provide motorists an option at the DMV of a four-year or eight-year driver’s license. They also approved the option of having a digital driver's license. State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, who supported Senate Bill 275, said the eight-year license is double the cost, but the time savings and convenience will be attractive to many motorists. Similarly, Chesney called House Bill 4592 a "good bill" in a news release. ...
Into the outdoors with Nurtured in Nature
Nurtured in Nature is a new BIPOC outdoor wellness program, organized and directed by Tomas Delgado and facilitated by Healthy Champaign County, that invites Champaign-Urbana’s BIPOC community members to spend some time on easy hikes, meeting new people and learning about the environment. I recently spoke with Delgado about...
Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation hires new executive director
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – The Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Executive Director, Michelle Gonzales. Michelle brings energy, expertise, and excellence to the Foundation and will carry on a tradition of supporting the school districts and strengthening the community’s commitment to our public schools, teachers, and students.
Illinois basketball targeting under-the-radar class of 2025 Wisconsin forward
Is the Illinois basketball team looking to add an under-the-radar big man to the class of 2025?. As of right now, the Illini have exactly zero commitments for the 2025 class. That is a massive change from just a month ago when we had two commitments and the top class in the country.
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Key summer focus
Jul. 16—The basketball world is small enough that even with 10 newcomers on the 2024-25 Illinois roster there wasn't a true "Who are these guys?" moment when (most of) the team convened last month at Ubben. The new Illini either played against each other at some point in their basketball lives or had friends or acquaintances in common. "There have been more connections than we thought," ...
Illinois RHP Jack Crowder drafted to Baltimore Orioles
On Monday night, in the ninth round of the MLB Draft, the Baltimore Orioles drafted Jack Crowder, a right-handed pitcher from Illinois. Crowder was selected with the 279th overall pick, and was the only Illini drafted in the first ten rounds. The second half of the draft will continue on Tuesday.
'A huge influence on these kids:' Students to present on banned-books read in summer literacy program
Jul. 16—CHAMPAIGN — "All Are Welcome" by Alexandra Penfold, "Love to Langston" by Tony Medina, "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers and "Piecing Me Together" by Renee Watson. These are just some of the books — banned in other schools and libraries — that young scholars enrolled in the local Ujima Freedom School read this summer as part of the literacy program's emphasis on culturally relevant texts, ...
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