Friday was the first time Central Illinois hit 80 degrees this year. And even with winds peaking above 50 miles per hour, ...

On Tuesday, we vote for candidates to fill a bunch of important local positions. In Urbana, we will officially elect DeShawn Williams as mayor, who won the Democratic primary in February and is ...

National Library Week is right around the corner. We have so many great libraries in our area, and I’m excited to share that ...

Urbana’s new and improved U-Cycle program is set to kick off in less than a week. This city program will start a new recycling contract with GFL Environmental on April 1. With this, some changes will ...

MECHANICSBURG – Happy Easter/Passover/Earth Day Champaign County! Here are April programs at the Mechanicsburg Public Library.

Salisbury University President Carolyn Ringer Lepre announced in her Tuesday Report today that three SU faculty members are ...

"What we would like to see happen is for the park to become a reflection of the interests of the neighborhood and community." ...

Urbana residents packed the hall, eager to voice their opinions on the plan’s draft. Sherry Steigmann expressed her dislike of the city’s high tax rates compared to Champaign County. “Fix the potholes ...

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Champaign County at 11:54 p.m. on Friday. The warning expired at 1 a.m. Saturday. The weather alerts warned of a severe thunderstorm with ...

Day 1 diary entry; and Day 2. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Virginia Commonwealth band, known as The Peppas, played an audio clip from “The Purge” in the second half of VCU’s game against St ...

Day 1 diary entry. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Life on the road covering the Dayton Flyers has given me plenty of content for stories on top of the actual games. This season alone, there was the leaky ...

WCIA Champaign Wed, March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM UTC It's not always easy to balance schoolwork with extracurriculars, but one Urbana man is proving it's possible with hard work and determination.