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Thomasboro residents to vote on 1% property tax increase for the school district
THOMASBORO, Ill. (WCIA) — One bubble on the ballot for voters in Thomasboro is whether or not to raise property taxes for the school district. It would be the first time in 40 years. The referendum is asking for a 1% increase. This means if you have a $100,000 home, your property tax would go […]
Top of the Morning, Oct. 19, 2024
Oct. 19—As tempting as it sounds, the encased Red Grange helmet that serves as the centerpiece of Tom Scaggs' eye-opening (and enormous) Illini memorabilia exhibit will not be joining him at today's Memorial Stadium Rededication Game. "My friends have been teasing me, telling me that I should bring it and wear it," said the retired Champaign physician, an Illini football season-ticket holder ...
UIUC receives nearly $1M cancer research grant
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The lab of one University of Illinois researcher is receiving a hefty grant, which will be used towards cancer research. On Wednesday, UIUC announced that the American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang a $946,000 research scholarship to investigate a novel mRNA-based cancer vaccine. The […]
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: Oct. 19, 2024
Oct. 19—➜ . Host Fisher/Gibson-City-Melvin-Sibley squares off against Unity at 10 a.m. Saturday in the first regional semifinal match before Uni High and St. Thomas More meet at noon. The two winners will play at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to determine who moves on to the Monticello Sectional. ➜ , with regional races unfolding Oct. 26 at six different sites for area programs. ➜ . Diving is set to begin ...
UIUC Research Park looking to rezone
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The University of Illinois Research Park is already one of the largest employers in Champaign County, and they’re looking to expand. The park is trying to change the zoning of land surrounding Fourth street and Hazelwood Drive to better attract business owners. “We want to be prepared to meet the demands […]
Bob Asmussen | Danielson returns to familiar Big Ten territory
Oct. 19—CHAMPAIGN — How do you know when your team is moving up in the college football world? When CBS sends its "A" team broadcasters: play-by-play voice Brad Nessler and color analyst Gary Danielson. They are calling Saturday's 2:30 p.m. top 25 showdown between No. 22 Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) and No. 24 Michigan (4-2, 2-1). "I'm really proud to be a part of it," Danielson told me earlier ...
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