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Carey Davis, Kevin Mitchell to bring passion to Illini football radio booth: 'I just love Illinois'
Carey Davis had a simple reason for why he wanted to be the next Illini Sports Network radio analyst for Illini football. "I love Illinois. Plain and simple," Davis told Illini Inquirer. "I love U of, I love Illinois football." Davis was a three-year starting fullback at Illinois, a member...
Willard Airport raises $850k in effort to attract new airlines
SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) — In February, Willard Airport started raising money to attract leisure airlines to the airport. Now, seven months later, they’ve raised just under $850,000. The airport now has incentives for air carriers flying to any airport in Florida, Las Vegas and Arizona. The money they’re raising will help bring in more airlines […]
Champaign Farmers Market adjusts to location change
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign Farmers Market is adjusting to new changes. On Tuesdays, they’ll be sharing the space with construction crews as they work on the downtown plaza. The vendors are still in the same parking lot, only closer to the Orpheum. Farmers Market managers said this new move has been helping them […]
Elite 5-star point guard keeps Illinois basketball in top 5
The women’s Illinois basketball team is in the hunt for another top recruit. Shauna Green has done amazing work with the Illini program. She came in as head coach and took us to the NCAA tournament in year one, a feat that hadn’t been achieved in decades. Last...
‘They can turn anybody into a freak’: Transfer TE talks leveling up at Illinois
(WCIA) — Transfer tight end Carson Goda will make his Division I debut under the lights at Memorial Stadium. Goda played three seasons at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire before entering the portal and landing at Illinois. “Coach Tank and this strength conditioning group is unbelieveable and they’re doing great things every day and […]
Illini guard Kylan Boswell redefining himself in return home: 'I'm gonna come out here & win for this team'
CHAMPAIGN — It's 8:30 p.m. over at the Ubben Basketball Complex and junior guard Kylan Boswell has just clocked out of his third workout of the day. Sweat drips down his remade frame as he steps off the court with assistant coach Geoff Alexander. Everywhere Boswell looks, he sees support but also accountability. He wanted that and knew he needed it after a sophomore season at Arizona that started feverishly (12 points, 8 rebounds & 5 assists at No. 2 Duke in mid-November), but then turned into an up-and-down ride before flaming out in postseason play (4 points or less in four of five games).
Everyday Hero: Doctor saved by son during marathon heart attack
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Doctor Rafael Ruggeri was running the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon this year when he suddenly collapsed at Meadowbrook Park. He was having a heart attack. Luckily, his son Isaac was running with him, and Isaac had just been trained on CPR a few weeks before the race. “I had this impression […]
Local Officials Hopeful for Federal Funding for Site of Former Quaker Oats Plant
DANVILLE — Last month, Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said local officials have been working with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth to include $1. million for the city in an appropriations bill for help with the former Quaker Oats site for potential redevelopment. Vermilion Advantage President and CEO Mike Marron...
B-N groups offer free course to address racial disparities in swim safety access
The Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross are teaming up to introduce a new program to provide free swimming lessons and water safety training for children. The collaborative effort seeks to equip children with essential skills to ensure their safety in and around water. B.J. Wilken, Bloomington-Normal YMCA CEO,...
Early morning shooting under investigation in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A shooting investigation is underway in Springfield. Springfield Police say, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2100 block of South 15th Street just after 1 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived they found two males who had been shot. They were taken to the...
Illinois Officials Question Alton Mine Collapse and Future Safety Plans
The collapse of a mine on June 26, 2024, in Gordon Moore Park, Alton, Illinois, has alarmed local officials and residents. The falling apart resulted in a large sinkhole in the park’s soccer fields. With dimensions nearly 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep, the hole kept growing after several rains disrupted sports events and camps scheduled for the summer.
Illinois best friends who always told each other 'I love you' die together driving to Cardinals game
Teagan Kelley and Ashton Jackson had been inseparable since kindergarten and were on their way to a Cardinals game when their car hit another and swerved off the road and into a pole.
Danville native makes White Sox debut
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Chuckie Robinson III is back in the show and playing for his home state. Robinson was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte and promptly put in the lineup for the White Sox as they faced the Royals on the road. Chicago picked up his contract in December after becoming a free agent. Despite […]
City Council Report: New south side distribution center approved against community opposition
At Tuesday’s City Council, Springfield alderpeople voted to approve zoning variances on a proposed warehouse project in the south of Ward 1. Located on Palm Road at the foot of the Chatham/I-55 interchange, the new warehouse is anticipated to bring in “hundreds” of jobs to the Springfield area. Variances including relaxing building height restrictions as well as allowing for taller, barbed fences in accordance with national security requests, as the site is believed to be intended for storage and distribution of food products.
As a scholar, he’s charted the decline in religion. Now the church he pastors has closed its doors
They gathered one last time on Sunday — the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The members, joined by well-wishers, said the Lord’s Prayer, recited the Apostle’s Creed and heard a biblical passage typically used at funerals, “To everything there is a season ... a time to be born, and a time to die.” They sang classic hymns — “Amazing Grace,” “It Is Well With My Soul” and, poignantly, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.”
Galesburg girl wins Li’l Miss Illinois pageant
There she is, Li’l Miss Illinois. That person is Kynleigh Fox of Galesburg, who was recently named Li’l Miss Illinois 2024 through the Miss Illinois Youth Program. Fox, daughter of Stacy Dunham, took part in the pageant recently as Li’l Miss Knox County. Fox recently turned 9 years old and will be a fourth grader at Galesburg Christian School. Among the activities she was required to take part included a talent – she danced – and an interview. Fox aced it as she was named Overall Top Interview.
Prettiest baby contest added to St. Joseph Festival
Iota Sigma wants to find the prettiest baby in St. Joseph. The sorority is hosting a pretty baby contest on Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. at the St. Joseph United Methodist Church. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m. and the contest starts at 9 a.m. The contest is open to boy...
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