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Illinois Blood Bank Urgently Needs Donors NOW to Save Lives
The Rock River Valley Blood Center in Rockford, Illinois is in dire need of your help. Are you willing to answer the call?. Summer is typically a tough season for blood banks across Illinois. People are just too busy to think about donating lifesaving blood, but with the holiday weekend ahead, low donation numbers could have dire consequences.
Illinois quick hits: Food service workers strike at U of I; CPS offers teachers 4 and 5 percent raises
Food service workers strike at U of I Food and building service workers at the University of Illinois are preparing to strike. Their current contract expires Saturday after several months of negotiations. Union workers voted down the latest contract proposal, saying they must be paid more if they serve more students. The union, representing 763 workers, said the strike would begin Sept. 15. CPS offers teachers 4 and 5 percent...
IL Conservation Police urge boating safety ahead of holiday weekend
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — If you plan to be on the water over the holiday weekend, officials are urging boaters to wear their life jackets. Illinois Conservation Police officials said that so far this year, they’ve responded to 48 boating-related situations. They said 15 people have died and another 15 were hurt. Of those deaths, two […]
Palestine Reminds the Public “Don’t Forget the Show After the Show”
(Undated) – Palestine will be a very busy place this weekend. The annual Labor Day Festival gets into full swing tonight with night one of Rodeo action. Organizers remind the public not to miss the “show after the show.” Jake and Mikayla will be performing in the “Coors Light Beer Tent” tonight following the rodeo. Following the rodeo performance, tomorrow night will be X-Crush. There will also be a drone show at the arena following the rodeo. Sunday night Muddy Creek will be the featured post rodeo entertainment. Rodeo action begins at 7 p.m. central time each evening. Don’t miss my interview with some of the rodeo performers this morning at 10 a.m. during Civic Interest.
Unit 4 responds to reports of late registration, students without classrooms
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Rising complaints in Facebook parent groups say that multiple students have remained unregistered for the school year, already two weeks in at Champaign Unit 4 School District. Registration for new students — called the Student Assignment Process — ran from February 26th to May 1st....
Black Dog Urbana aims for fall reopening
Aug. 30—URBANA — Three years after it shut its doors, a popular restaurant and bar hopes to reopen soon. Co-owner Michael Cochran told The News-Gazette that Black Dog's Urbana location at 201 N. Broadway Avenue is targeting a fall reopening. "There is still a substantial amount of work to do," he said. "No major changes but we are making some updates and improvements. ... There are too many ...
Vermilion River Fall Festival coming this September
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The 49th annual Vermilion River Fall Festival is coming to Ellsworth Park next month. Organizers said the festival will include food trucks, bounce houses, lawn games and live music. More than 100 vendors will be in attendance at the festival to shop from. The festival will be held Sept. 20-22. On […]
Friday Football Fever Week 1 (08/30/24)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) – Watch highlights from __ games and scores from many others in the first Friday Football Fever show of 2024, including Salt Fork’s/ Westville’s win against Salt Fork/ Westville in the Spotlight Game of the Week. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 21, Clifton Central 8 Unity 32, Prairie Central 13 Peoria 56, Centennial 21 Warrensburg-Latham 20, Tuscola […]
Pacers, T.J. McConnell Agree to Four-Year, $45M Extension
The Indiana Pacers and reserve guard T.J. McConnell have agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension that takes him through the 2028-29 season, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports announced on Friday. McConnell, 32, had been under contract for $9.3 million for the 2024-25 season and now...
New coaches and historic touchdowns: What we learned about Peoria-area football in Week 1
New coaches got wins, Peoria Notre Dame earned a tough loss, there were plenty of points from Morton — and Richwoods' girls flag football team made a splash. Here are some takeaways from Week 1 in Illinois high school football around the Peoria area: ...
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