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How to Watch Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streaming and Odds
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Head Coach: Bret Bielema (4th season, 18-19 record) Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0) Head coach: Chris Wilkerson (3rd season, 10-12) What Happened the Last Time These Two Teams Played?. Sept. 6, 2008: Illinois 47, EIU 21. How about this gem from News-Gazette veteran Scott...
Atomic Wings Opens First Illinois Location in Champaign on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
August 28, 2024 // Franchising.com // CHAMPAIGN, IL - Atomic Wings is coming in hot with its first location in the state. Officially open as of August 29th at 622 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820 located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, Atomic Wings of Champaign is bringing sizzling, hot wings, tenders and awesome chicken sandwiches to the community.
Illinois making final preparations ahead of week one
CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — Game day is quickly approaching for the Illini, who open the season with an atypical Thursday night matchup against EIU. On Tuesday, Head Coach Bret Bielema offered one last round of updates ahead of the team’s first game action. Bielema announced kicker David Olano will take charge of field goals and extra […]
Decatur School District #61 Custodians Deliver Strike Notice to Board of Education
Decatur SD #61 Custodians have delivered their 10-day strike notice to the Board of Education. SEIU Local 73 represents 80 custodians who have been bargaining since February while the board has claimed workers are overpaid compared to districts like Kankakee which is three hours away. Bloomington School District which is much closer and similar in size to Decatur pays its custodians more.
Live at St. Joseph Village Board, August 27, 2024
I am making my triumphant return to the live blog. On tap tonight, approving the women’s club Christmas Parade, maybe deciding on the solar farm… and reports. Public Works Supervisor Mike Peters said they are going through and checking the sidewalk work throughout town. Discussing the special events...
Central Illinois law enforcement team up for Community Unity festival at U of I
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Tuesday on the U of I campus was about connecting community members, students and staff with Champaign, Urbana and Mahomet law enforcement agencies. The heat didn’t hold people back from going tent to tent, asking questions about their roles in the Champaign-Urbana area. Organizations also brought out games, snacks a dunk […]
Mattoon craftsman builds mini vehicles out of popsicle sticks
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — One man in Mattoon is using the passion for his hobby to keep him going each day. Jim Miller is battling a list of health problems, but adding to his prized collection of replica vehicles — made out of popsicle sticks — is his escape. He dedicates time to it every […]
Over 50 Rivian R1T And R1S Models Ruined In Factory Fire
Fortunately, the fire didn’t spread beyond the factory’s parking lot. A Rivian spokesperson says the cause of the fire is still being investigated. The blaze comes just a few weeks after three Amazon delivery vehicles built by Rivian caught on fire. Approximately 50 spanking new Rivian R1S and...
Murder suspect's ex-wife was 'scared for my life,' told people at hospital he had 'snapped'
The former wife of the defendant accused of stabbing and beating to death Deidre (Graham) Silas, a state child protective services worker from Springfield, testified Tuesday in Sangamon County court to seeing Silas lying on the floor of a Thayer, Ill., home, "pleading to God for help." Amanda Eberwein, once married to Benjamin Howard Reed, charged with Silas' murder, said she saw Reed standing over Silas. ...
‘Lots of memories, lots of history, lots of stories’: Danville celebrates man’s 100th birthday
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — One Vermilion County man celebrated his 100th birthday with a present he won’t soon forget. Norlyn Dossey has been a staple in Danville for the last century. It’s why his friends and family gathered at Lincoln Park’s Friendly Town for a birthday party 100 years in the making. The World War […]
Danville Committee to Vote on $1.5 Million Renovation for Relocation of Machine Shop
DANVILLE — The city is looking at an almost $1.5 million price tag for renovations to the former Del Storm Windows building that will allow the Dines Machine and Manufacturing Shop to move there as part of its Garfield Park improvements. The Danville City Council’s Public Services Committee is...
Record “On This Day” Temperatures Broken From Illinois Heat Wave
Let's face it. It was stinking hot yesterday. Thanks to all of that corn sweat and hot temperatures in the area, we've been dealing with a heat wave to kick off the week. Although we didn't break the record for the hottest recorded temperature in the Quad Cities, we did break a daily record during Tuesday's Excessive Heat Warning. We also broke a record overnight, too.
First Merchants exits Illinois retail banking with Old Second deal
Muncie, Indiana-based First Merchants Bank is selling five Chicago-area branches to Aurora, Illinois-based Old Second Bank, taking the Indiana lender out of the Chicago suburbs market. Old Second, which has about $5.7 billion in assets, will also take on about $304 million in deposits and about $12 million in branch-related...
Amazon Fresh debuts four new stores
Amazon Fresh debuted four new stores on Thursday, including its first in Northern California and locations in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. All of the newly opened supermarkets offer Amazon’s Dash Cart automated grocery carts and Amazon One, the company’s palm-recognition technology. These new stores are beginning operations...
Illinois Receives Over $1.5 Million in Domestic Biofuel and Clean Energy Investments from USDA Rural Development
On the second anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) IL State Director Pam Monetti announced four Illinois businesses received over $1.5 million in clean energy system investments to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) is part...
KC-area bank signs $917M merger with Illinois company
Leawood, Kansas-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. has signed a merger deal valued at $917 million. CrossFirst will merge into Illinois-based Busey Bank through the deal. Busey’s shareholders would own about 63.5% of the combined company.
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