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Vacant Champaign School Board seats to be filled by end of next week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The two vacant seats on Champaign’s Unit 4 School District Board should be filled by the end of next week. The candidate pool for filling the seats has already narrowed significantly. Current board members couldn’t come to an agreement on finding replacements for the two vacant seats, so Regional Superintendent Gary […]
Upcoming ‘Waste Not’ event to promote sustainability in Champaign Co.
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign County Environmental Stewards (CCES) are hosting a speaker event in Urbana centered around the power of sustainability. The program, entitled “Waste Not: A PechaKucha sustainability event” will be on May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Gallery Art Bar. Several local experts will speak on how they have practiced sustainability […]
American Heart Association teaches CPR in Champaign to celebrate 100 years
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The American Heart Association celebrated 100 years of work in Champaign-Urbana at the I-Hotel on Wednesday. The event was capped off with hands-on CPR training. It can take just a couple minutes of chest compressions to save someone’s life if they’re in trouble — but not everyone knows how to start. […]
Urbana High School honored for solar energy advocacy
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Green Schools Project is recognizing Urbana High School for an initiative advocating for solar energy. The high school has been named an honoree on the Path to Net Zero Energy for its work on sustainability over the course of the school year. The UHS Engineering Club tracked the consumption […]
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