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Reas Bridge Road temporarily closing in Decatur on Thursday
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Decatur is alerting drivers to a road closure that will last from 8:30 a.m. through the afternoon on Thursday. Reas Bridge Road over the lake is expected to be closed until around 2 p.m. City officials say a cofferdam is being removed in the area, which requires the […]
Decatur Public Library gets $5,000 grant to digitize historical railroad maps
DECATUR, Ill. (WICS) — In July 2023, the Decatur Public Library (DPL) received a grant of $5,000 from the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board (ISHRAB). This funding supports the Railroad Map Digitization Project, which aims to photograph and digitize over 130 railroad maps for online access. This grant...
City Of Effingham Announces Road Closure To Start July 23rd
The City of Effingham will be closing Merchant St. to thru traffic, from Eden Dr. to Flamingo Ave. starting Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024 for road reconstruction. This road closure will last approximately 3 months. Please seek alternate route. If you have questions, call the City at 217-342-2366.
LISTEN: Park District talks about new HIIT studio at the DISC on Byers & Co
July 17, 2024 – Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District, and Tracy Whitten and Jeff Rounds of the Decatur Indoor Sports Center joined Byers & Co to talk about the opening of a state of the art H.I.IT. room at the DISC. Listen to the podcast now!
Area police are preparing for reaction to any developments in the Sonya Massey story
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Sonya Massey’s loved ones are to view bodycam video as they meet with Illinois State Police Wednesday. Massey is the woman killed by Sangamon County deputies a week and a half ago. At Tuesday’s Springfield City Council meeting, Assistant Police Chief Don...
'A hard decision.' What went into popular Springfield festival being put on hiatus
Logan Elliott of Modesto describes himself as a major music fan who has supported the Old Capitol Blues & BBQ through the years. "It's a great draw for people," Elliott said recently. "You really do hate to see it go. But I know the volunteer effort it takes to put it on." Barry Friedman,...
Body of 6-year-old boy recovered from Kankakee River
The body of a 6-year-old boy was recovered from the Kankakee River late Tuesday afternoon, hours after he fell into the river from a dock, according to officials. According to Kankakee mayor Chris Curtis, the boy fell off a dock at 1600 Cobb Boulevard at approximately 3:08 p.m., with rescue efforts beginning shortly afterwards.
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
National Weather Service Confirms Three EF-1 Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
(Davenport, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming at least three tornados touched down in the QCA from Monday's derecho. Andy Ervin with the National Weather Service says one moved through Davenport into Bettendorf before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Another was on the ground for eight miles between Taylor Ridge and Andover. A third touched down near Kewanee.
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
NWS Survey Teams confirm 11 tornadoes on Monday night across the area…
Nearly 500 total severe weather reports (and likely to still grow as more reports are confirmed and finalized) logged by the Storm Prediction Center, the majority across the Chicagoland area. A total of 11 tornadoes that we have confirmed in northern IL (including 2 in Ogle County just outside of the immediate Chicago area) and […]
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70 mph, with a significant...
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