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Mannheim Steamroller coming to Springfield
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Mannheim Steamroller is bringing their 2024 Christmas tour to the UIS Performing Arts Center on December 21. Founded by Grammy Award winner Chip Davis, the group is celebrating over 35 years of touring with the annual Christmas show. “I remember when I came...
Five Rotary Clubs in Springfield area announce new presidents
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Rotary clubs in Springfield have announced their new presidents for the 2024-25 year:. Rotary members work globally to improve lives by promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, supporting education and mothers and children, growing local economies, and protecting the environment.
Springfield pawn shop raided by Attorney General’s Office
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A Springfield pawn shop was served a search warrant on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. WCIA reporters saw investigators at Monster Pawn on McArthur Boulevard carrying items out of the store. While the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that the search warrant was one […]
Explore More Illinois Welcomes Back Chicago Red Stars
Explore More Illinois, RAILS’ online cultural and recreational pass program for Illinois libraries, welcomes back for the 2024 season, the Chicago Red Stars in Bridgeview!. Established in 2007, the Red Stars were a founding member of the former Women’s Professional Soccer and would later become one of the original eight teams to form the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. The Red Stars have made the playoffs in six consecutive years from 2015-2020, clinching the team’s first appearance in the NWSL Championship in the 2019 season as well as appearing in the NWSL’s Challenge Cup Final in 2020.
Unit 5 district to study potential cell phone ban in schools
The Unit 5 school board wants the administration to consider banning cell phones in district schools. The potential major policy change surfaced during a brief remark from school board president Jeremy DeHaai during last week's meeting. "What we would like to do is sometime in the next couple months, if...
U of I researchers consider cicada wings for antibacterial surfaces
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Cicadas are best known for their buzzing sound, but a team of researchers from the University of Illinois are exploring a unique way they could benefit humanity. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is looking at cicada wings through a process of bio-inspiration — learning from nature to develop […]
Hamilton Walker’s teaming up with PlumpJack Winery for August 15th dinner
Hamilton Walker’s is cruising through wine dinners lately, as they just completed their recent July 11th collaboration celebrating some tastes of summer. August is right around the corner, and while the menu has not been announced yet for this upcoming dinner, they’re accepting reservations for their next one with PlumpJack Winery on August 15th, so now is the time to plan since it is just a few weeks away. The dinner takes place at 6 p.m.
Champaign County Fair to feature Raminator monster truck
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — On Wednesday night, the world-famous Raminator monster truck will be racing at the Champaign County Fair. The race will begin at 7 p.m. at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. It will also feature other impressive monster trucks, including the Rammunition. According to the Hall Bros. Racing, Inc. website, their Raminator truck was built in […]
Support St. Thomas More Athletics at The Annual Tim Murphy Memorial Golf Outing & Shindig
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Anthony Corapi, Chief Operating Officer at The High School of Saint Thomas More joins ciLiving today to share all about their upcoming Annual Tim Murphy Memorial Golf Outing & Shindig. From STM:. Friday, August 2, 2024. Please join us for The High School of St....
Tuscola’s Logan Tabeling signs with Dodgers organization
(WCIA) — Former Illini and Tuscola pitcher Logan Tabeling has inked a deal in the big leagues, signing on with the Dodgers organization after he wrapped up his senior season with the Illini this past spring. Tabeling played his final two years of college baseball in Champaign after spending two seasons at Wright State. In […]
Millikin Tennis Earns Academic Honors
The Big Blue men’s and women’s tennis teams were named Scholar All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the 2023-24 academic year. In addition, six individuals from the Millikin tennis team were honored for their personal achievement in the classroom. Individually on the women’s side was sport & recreation management major D Galvan (Senior, Levelland, Texas), human services major Kaitlyn Mullins (Juinor, Lombard, Ill.), and biology major McKenna O’Donnell (Senior, Channahon, Ill.). For the men, the honorees were chemistry major Jacob Bloom (Freshman, Andover, Minn.), business major Esteban Durand (Freshman, Lima, Peru), and physics major Matthew Kordesh (Freshman, Fishers,…
Coziahr Harley-Davidson to host blood drive with ImpactLife Aug 17
July 24, 2024 – Illinois Riders at Coziahr Harley-Davidson will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife. The blood drive will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 17 at 150 West Marion Avenue, inside a Donor Bus. Potential donors must be at least 17 years...
Danville AMBUCS Camps Serve Kids With Special Needs
Children and young adults with disabilities from across Vermilion County are having some fun this summer. Bill Pickett has the story…. The Danville AMBUCS are hosting their annual summer camps based out of the Gao Grotto on Lake Vermilion. Lori Lyons is a co-director at the camp…. {AUDIO: “This...
Altamont City Council Approves Contract For Sanitation Services
The Altamont City Council met for their regular meeting Monday and acted on a few different items. The Council voted to deny commercial use for 208A North Tenth St., in accord with the zoning board recommendation. They also voted to approve publishing of request for alternate proposal regarding sale of 107 North Main Street. The deadline for submission is Aug 8th at 9am.
Illinois' Gabe Jacas Prefers Judging On Field Than EA Sports College Football `25 Rating
The popularity of the new EA Sports College Football 25 game was mentioned to Fighting Illini outside linebacker Gabe Jacas, who expressed optimism that his current rating will go up
Danville company fined $200k by OSHA for two labor accidents
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that two Danville labor accidents, which happened just one week apart, could have been prevented if safety regulations were followed. Now, the company responsible is facing six-digit fines. Inspectors from the DOL’s Occupation Safety and Health Administration responded to two incidents earlier […]
‘All they want is accessible clean water’: Customers express concerns over IL American Water rate hike at final forum
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois American Water is pushing for a $152 million dollar rate hike. Tuesday night, dozens of people gathered at a public forum in Champaign to voice their concerns. Customers would see their monthly water bills rise a little more than $29 dollars starting next year. For some people who showed up […]
TOMORROW IS MIRACLE TREAT DAY AT LOCAL DAIRY QUEENS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Tomorrow, Thursday, July 25th, 2024, is Miracle Treat Day at most all area and regional Dairy Queen stores, where at least one dollar or more from the purchase of every Blizzard Treat sold will be donated to the nearest Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, which for us, is HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield. So stop by any of the following Dairy Queen locations to help out, including Olney, Newton, Robinson, Greenup, Marshall, Casey, Paris, Effingham, Salem, Flora, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Fairfield, McLeansboro, Carmi, and Vincennes. For more details, go to the dairyqueen.com website.
Two Galesburg Natives Take Top Crowns in 2024 Li’l Miss Illinois
Two young girls represented Galesburg in the 2024 Miss Illinois Youth Program and came home with the top places. Kynleigh Fox was crowned the 2024 Li’l Miss Illinois, who is 9 years old and in 4th Grade, shares her experience:. “My experience was fun and doing all the stuff...
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