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Memorial Cancer Care, SIU Dermatology teaming up to offer free community skin cancer screening
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Memorial Cancer Care in Decatur and SIU Dermatology are teaming up to offer a free community skin cancer screening in August. The screenings will be held 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, at Memorial Cancer Care, 210 W. McKinley Ave., Decatur. Screenings will be...
Morris Building & Loan hosts free shredding event Aug. 3
Jul. 26—Morris Building and Loan is hosting a free shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at 211 E. Jefferson St. Customers and non-customers are welcome to bring up to five boxes of papers to be securely shredded at this event. Morris Building and Loan is a branch of First Secure Community Bank, and is locally-owned and locally-managed. ___ (c)2024 the Morris Daily Herald ...
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance said there were more green areas in Southern California before solar farms were...
Illinois To Host World’s Largest Karaoke Party
If you like to sing in front of a crowd, then this party in Illinois is perfect for you. World's Largest Karaoke Party At Illinois Concert Venue. Even though I don't do it very often, I enjoy doing some karaoke. The first time I ever did it was in Rockford at the original JMK location at Mulford and Spring Creek. I did "Born To Be Wild." Nowadays, my go-to tune is "Don't Stop Believin'"
Photos Show a Bear is Now Touring Southern Illinois Golf Courses
If you're planning to golf in Illinois soon especially in the southern part of the state, you might want to know that a predator might be watching. Many photos show there's a bear currently touring southern Illinois golf courses. I saw CBS in Chicago share this interesting story about a...
Plans Underway for Annual 8th Grade Career Fair
Grundy County 4-H Fair Association Board member Karen Zelko spoke with WCSJ about the upcoming fair this weekend. She said the fair starts on Saturday with opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. along with several other activities. Your browser does not support the audio element. The fair will...
Pierce Family Chases Prairie Dirt Classic Glory
FAIRBURY, Ill. — The Pierce family and Fairbury Speedway’s Prairie Dirt Classic have gone hand-in-hand since Bob Pierce finished second in 1993. Thirty-one years and five PDC wins later, the Illinois native looks to work with his son, 2023 World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models champion Bobby Pierce, to add his name to the list of winners at the Fairbury crown jewel event.
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...
Kankakee County High School Briefly Threatened by Allegedly Armed Juvenile Thursday
Herscher, IL – A unidentified male juvenile allegedly threatened to bring a weapon to Herscher High School on Thursday evening. The Herscher Police Department received a call around 6:30 p.m., alerting them to the potential threat. According to the Herscher Police Department, the individual allegedly stated intentions to go to the school with a weapon, prompting immediate action from law enforcement.
Community rallies to help beloved 82-year-old McDonald's employee
Las Vegas (KSNV) — From his hamburger hat to the punny jokes he tells, Mr. Ed is one of a kind. On Thursday, the 82-year-old McDonald's employee was surprised with over $2,000 after one resident created a GoFundMe account to help the veteran. The fundraiser was created by Abraham...
Big Lots closing up to 40 stores across the US—including these 3 Illinois locations
We now know which locations Big Lots will be closing across Illinois. Big Lots, the Ohio-based retail discount chain announced on July 10 the company’s plans to close up to 40 locations across the country this year, due to financial challenges the brand is facing in a post-Covid market.
Fayette County now confirming West Nile Virus in mosquito sample
Fayette County is the third South Central Illinois county to have a positive test for West Nile virus. The Fayette County Health Department is reporting a positive mosquito sample taken in Beecher City. The Clay and Washington County Health Departments earlier had positive dead bird samples. The samples came from...
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