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Pritzker signs law to aid victims of car theft
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a new law that will make it easier for victims of Illinois car theft to get back on the road. The law allows drivers to replace license plates and registration stickers at no cost if their car has been stolen. The law takes effect on […]
Woman hopes to live dream of being homeowner after winning $1M on lottery scratch-off
CHICAGO (Gray News) - A lucky lottery player says they were shocked to discover their $25 scratch-off ticket turned into a $1 million. According to the Illinois Lottery, a winning player, who has requested to remain anonymous, was given the winning ticket as a gift to her by her husband.
Arthur high school asking for $24.6 million in school upgrades
ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) — One Central Illinois high school is hoping to get some long overdue upgrades, but they’ll need help from taxpayers. In November, voters will say yes or no to a property tax increase to benefit Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school. Superintendent Shannon Cheek said in 2022, they asked for more than […]
Illinois soldiers deploy to Djibouti
(The Center Square) – The Illinois National Guard has mobilized a security assistance team for deployment to the African Republic of Djibouti. Seven soldiers comprise the Sixth Battalion 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade. Lt. Col. Matthew Kreiter, commander of the Sixth 54 Security Forces Assistance Battalion, said the battalion is a military unit that’s specifically trained to engage with foreign military partners. The team from Illinois will help advise the...
U of I Extension offering Master Gardener fall training
August 14, 2024 -The U of I Extension Master Gardeners are offering fall training opportunities beginning in September. Master Gardeners are volunteers who provide unbiased, research-based information after completing classes taught by University of Illinois specialists and Extension Educators. Illinois Extension Master Gardeners host educational programs in the community, respond to calls or emails from the public, maintain demonstration gardens, and donate food from community gardens.
127TH ANNUAL HARVEST PICNINC IN WINDSOR TOMORROW
(WINDSOR) Activities get started tomorrow at the 127th Annual Harvest Picnic in Windsor. It’s pork chop dinners served at 4:00 Thursday afternoon with an Ice Cream Social at the Methodist Church at 5:00, and music by the Family Worship Band from 6:30 to 8:30. It’s fish dinners & homemade desserts served at 5:00 on Friday with music by The Lovin’ Spoonful at 7:15. Then it’s the FFA breakfast Saturday morning from 6:00 to 10:00, a harvest 5K run & fun walk at 7:30, pedal tractor pull at 10:00, the big parade at 3:00, pork chop dinners and desserts served at 4:30, the Bellamy Brothers in concert at 7:00, and the huge raffle drawing at 9:00. All concerts are free, bring your lawn chairs, with inflatables and much more.
LLCU and City of Decatur Celebrate completion of Union St. home refurbishment
August 14, 2024 – Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) and the City of Decatur hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate their collaboration and complete refurbishment of a Union St. home to use as transitional housing. The partnership began last year, when LLCU donated a house to the...
LISTEN: Decatur Park District’s Clay Gerhard
August 14, 2024 – Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District joined Byers & Co to talk about Garfield Park and School renovation, boat races, end of summer hours at park facilities, Devon shows, basketball camp, and Trees on the Tees. Listen to the podcast now!
Decatur PD cracking down on unsafe driving through Labor Day
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Police Department is starting a campaign this week that will double-down on traffic safety from now through Labor Day. The enforcements will focus on impaired driving, failure to use seat belts, and more. It will last from Aug. 16-Sept. 3rd. “We want our community to understand the importance of […]
Community Spotlight: Wishes on Wheels’ 30th Poker Run
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Motorcycles will be riding around Central Illinois for the Wishes on Wheels of Champaign County’s 30th Annual Poker Run on Saturday. For a Wednesday Community Spotlight, Erik Davis and Karen McCarty spoke about the organization and the event with WCIA’s Taylor Mitchell. Wishes on Wheels raises money to grant wishes to […]
Police raid Paxton home, arrest 2 for meth
PAXTON — Two Paxton women were arrested on felony drug charges on Monday, Aug. 12, after police executed a search warrant at a home on the city’s east side and found evidence of methamphetamine distribution. Harlee N. Nelson, 24, was charged in Ford County Circuit Court on Wednesday,...
HSHS St Mary’s announces new administrative leader, Dr. Timothy Layman
August 14, 2024 – HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital has announced Dr. Timothy Layman, DNP, MBA-HC, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has joined the hospital as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO is a new role at HSHS that provides on-site, localized leadership overseeing nursing, operations, and all other organizational functions of the hospital.
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