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Pritzker signs medical debt forgiveness bill into law
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that will require the state’s taxpayers to pay off the medical debt for thousands of Illinoisans. Calling medical debt a “uniquely American issue,” Pritzker is using $10 million in state funding in the new fiscal year to purchase the medical debt of up to 300,000 Illinoisans. “No Illinoisan should face financial ruin after receiving the medical care they need,” said...
Local WWII veteran's Purple Heart returned to family 82 years after it was first awarded
The Illinois Treasurer’s Office has returned another missing Purple Heart. The latest medal has been returned to the family of Jerome Even of Park Ridge. He was awarded the Purple Heart in 1942 for his service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Illinois governor finally signs key agreement to protect Great Lakes from invasive carp
Illinois has signed onto a key agreement that will unlock federal funds for a must-anticipated project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had until the end of June to sign a partnership agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the project would face additional costs and delays. He waited until the end.
Here Are Illinois’ New Taxes And Laws That Started On July 1st
Normally, you'd have to wait until January to see what new laws and/or rules and regulations the lawmakers down in Springfield saw fit to pass and send to the governor's desk for signature into law. I hesitate to use the word "luckily" here, but you don't have to wait until...
Homeless man dies after being struck by train in Philo, investigation ongoing
PHILO, Ill. (WICS) — On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 2:09p.m., Champaign County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Marathon business at 102 S. Lincoln in Philo for report of a homeless person causing problems for the clerk who was working. While deputies were enroute, they were advised...
Downs, IL – Stanley Miller Killed in Collision on IL 150 at East Rd
Downs, IL (July 2, 2024) – A man from Crystal Lake is being identified as the victim of a fatal crash Monday night. The McLean County Coroner says Stanley M. Miller, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene. The events leading up to the collision are still unknown, and officers did not say how many people were hospitalized as a result of the crash. The incident happened at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday on Illinois Highway 150, west of McLean County and close to East Road in Downs. The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and Illinois State Police.
University of Illinois Police phone outage: Use alternate numbers for assistance
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) — University of Illinois Police Department phones are down. Please call 217-333-8911 or 911 if you need police assistance. We will update you when more information is available.
Illini Women’s 2024 Track and Field Squad Tallies Most First-Team All-Americans in the Big Ten
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The 2024 women's track and field squad ended the season with the most First-Team All-Americans in the Big Ten with nine (five indoor and four outdoor). Among those All-Americans was a national champion and Olympic qualifier in the high jump, Rose Yeboah. Yeboah cleared the school...
Illini golfers team up for John Deere Classic practice round
SILVIS, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois’s own PGA Tour event was all orange and blue at Tuesday’s practice round. Former Illinois standout Adrien Dumont de Chassart paired up with rising senior and Big Ten Golfer of the Year Jackson Buchanan for a practice round on the back nine at TPC Deere Run. “Illinois golf is brotherhood […]
Champaign City Council to vote on downtown plaza revamp details
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign City Council is keeping things moving with the downtown plaza project. In May, they approved the plan, and on Tuesday night, the city council will vote on the details of phase one for the project. By this time next year, downtown Champaign will look very different. A new downtown […]
Counting down to Mississippi State 2024 Kickoff: 60 Days
60 as in… the sixty-yard returned Illinois fumble by Marcus Banks to seal the 2023 Reliaquest Bowl victory. Banks' scoop and score on a desperation play by the already-trailing Illini made for the final 19-10 margin in Tampa back on January 2 of the new year. And, it was...
Ballot challenges filed against RFK Jr., Springfield congressional candidate
The Illinois State Board of Elections received a slew of ballot challenges July 1, including several presidential candidates and a local congressional candidate. Records from the state election board show a Springfield resident is behind the challenge to 27-year-old Chibu Asonye, running as a Green Party candidate in Illinois Congressional District 13. The Champaign resident entered the race at the end of June and joins U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and Republican challenger Josh Loyd.
Bloomington plastics recycler complying with public disclosure requirements
A plastics recycler in Bloomington now appears to be complying with Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District efforts to find out what was going on at the site on South Bunn Street, between Croxton and Bell. Earlier this year, the water reclamation district [BNWRD] threatened disconnection and revocation of the wastewater discharge...
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