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Did The Signing of Will Riley Lead To Illinois Commit Jeremiah Fears Changing Plans?
There could be some speculation that the signing of another top recruit probably jammed up the roster thus leaving Fears in a position to where he would see very little playing time
Urbana considering applying for $1.2M Hope Village grant, eyeing 2026 opening
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — At Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Urbana, the city will be getting ready to take a big step and potentially fill a funding gap to construct Hope Village. It will be a supportive housing community on South Federal Drive in Urbana. “The construction costs today stand at about […]
Brad Underwood is building an NBA factory in Champaign
Call it an overreaction. Bradley Cole Underwood might go down as the founding father of a great basketball empire in Champaign. A tenure that started slow and with results arguably worse than his predecessor has outgrown and built upon it. Just under two months ago, Brad Underwood, as he’s more...
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...
Illinois State Police investigating shootings on I-55, near I-94
Illinois State Police are investigating two shootings on I-55 and near I-94 Wednesday morning.State Police shutdown the ramp at I-94 southbound to 95th Street at Stony Island Avenue to investigate a shooting at about 2:20 a.m.LIVE TRAFFIC: Check out the latest on our live traffic mapOfficials said the cars involved continued possibly off the expressway before crashing at 95th Street and Stony Island Avenue.Police said two people were shot, one fatally. One of the vehicles involved was a tow truck, police said.A witness said the drivers were arguing before shots rang out"The man in the SUV ran into the truck and he was mad and he thought that the two truck people put the brick there so he got out of his car and started shooting, so they started returning back their fire at him and ended up killing him," the witness said.Another shooting occurred on the inbound I-55 ramp to southbound I-94 at about 2:28 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOne person was shot and transported to a hospital in unknown condition, police said. Four vehicles were involved in the incident.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
What You Need to Know So You Don’t Get Fined For Fireworks in Illinois
Fourth of July is around the corner, and while fireworks light up the night sky, lighting them yourself is never a good idea, especially in Illinois. Let's put the bad news out there first; as most people know, Illinois has a strict law that bans most consumer fireworks. Here's a refresher, just in case you need it.
‘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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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...
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.
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