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Fire displaces residents at Champaign apartment, cause still under investigation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) — Multiple people were displaced after the Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building in the 600 block of Crescent Dr. on Tuesday at 3 a.m. Firefighters responded to the report from an occupant of a fire at this multi-family residence. Once...
Illinois football adding great size, strength, and speed with Ohio edge rusher
Head coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois football program bolstered its future depth on the edge last week. 2025 three-star edge rusher Erik Gayle announced on social media that he was backing away from his commitment to the University of Cincinnati and was, instead, committing to the Illini. Gayle is...
‘Change has been the constant’: Whitman discusses conference realignment
(WCIA) — July 1 marked the first wave of schools transitioning into new conferences, with SMU joining the ACC and Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. While the Big Ten will not welcome new schools until August 2, the shift is part of unprecedented change in college athletics. “Change has been the constant here in […]
Sweltering heat today, stormy Independence Day ahead
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Several rain and storms chances return through the end of the week. This morning: Humidity is up big time across the area here this morning. Temperatures are hovering in the low to mid 70s, making it feel much more uncomfortable than the previous mornings this week. Wednesday: Hot and humid conditions returned […]
Illinois Year in Review | All-interview team
Jul. 2—Some athletes have the personality that loves being behind the microphone and in front of the cameras. Others grow into it during their careers as they fill positions of importance on their teams. Staff writer Scott Richey spotlights 10 Illinois athletes on the N-G's unofficial all-interview team from the 2023-24 school year: There's a reason Williams was the inaugural winner of the ...
Underwood has plenty of talent to work with
Jul. 2—CHAMPAIGN — Brad Underwood, in May, was cautious about going beyond 10 scholarship players for the 2024-25 men's college basketball season. Illinois was looking for one more player at that point. Maybe. Too many players wasn't just worrisome. It was potentially disastrous, according to the Illinois coach. Underwood, in late June, had clearly alleviated himself of those concerns. The ...
Former Illini claims first-round Wimbledon win
(WCIA) — Three-time All-American Aleks Vukic has added a win at Wimbledon to his professional tennis resume. Vukic defeated No. 45 Sebastian Ofner in five sets to advance to the round of 64, where he will face previous Wimbledon champion No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz. He helped Illinois win the Big Ten regular season and tournament […]
‘Mobile DMV’ coming to Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A “mobile DMV” will soon be rolling up to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to assist with all your ID needs. The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV will arrive on July 12. It will be at the location on 201 West Kenyon Road in Champaign from 10 a.m. to noon. […]
Lutheran Senior Services, Diakon agreement to combine comes to fruition
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities officially became part of Lutheran Senior Services on Monday. The action marks the completion of an agreement signed in March. LSS ranked 15th in the country on the 2023 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit...
Champaign Unit 4 holding job fair for select positions
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign School District is hosting a job fair on Tuesday for prospective teacher aides, as well as bus drivers and monitors. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mellon Center for Family & Community Engagement. If you are interested in working for the Unit 4 […]
Input wanted on proposed reconstruction project in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign community is invited to take part in a quick survey on a possible reconstruction project for Parkland Way. The project would address the overall experience for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists on the road, as well as accessibility and safety. Parkland Way is located within Dodds Park between Mattis Avenue […]
Remembering Tom Skinner, Influential Black Evangelical Who Challenged the Status Quo
(Opinion)—Tom Skinner, the Black evangelical and evangelist who in his early days had been dubbed the “Billy Graham of Harlem,” died 30 years ago this summer. During his too-short 52 years, Skinner made an indelible, if under-appreciated, mark on the landscape of evangelicalism in the United States, and on me.
Undocumented Illinois residents can now get standard driver's licenses
Under provisions of a new law, undocumented residents in Illinois are now eligible to receive four-year driver’s licenses. According to HB 3882, which went into effect July 1, those residents can now receive standard licenses and identification cards instead of the previously issued Temporary Visitor’s Driver’s License.
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