Champaign, Coles, Douglas & Vermilion Counties under TStorm Watch until 10pm
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Champaign, Coles, Douglas & Vermilion Counties under TStorm Watch until 10pm

The National Weather Service in Lincoln says thunderstorms are possible in Central Illinois on Thursday afternoon. [2:57 PM] The storms in Vermilion and Edgar Counties have moved into Indiana, but much of Clark County is being affected by another storm which could produce some gusty winds and small hail as it drifts slowly towards the…

217 Today: Illinois Supreme Court becomes the first state to end cash bail system

217 Today: Illinois Supreme Court becomes the first state to end cash bail system

Thursday, July 20, 2023 Today’s headlines:  Illinois will eliminate cash bail in September after the state supreme court upheld a law that made it so courts could only hold someone pretrial if they were a risk to public safety or likely to try and flee. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul Wednesday joined his Democratic peers…