WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Oct. 24 – Oct. 27

WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Oct. 24 – Oct. 27

Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Thursday, October 24 University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra     Time: 7:30 p.m.     Location: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana     Details: UIUC’s…

Fire department offers free smoke alarm checks, installation in north Champaign homes

Fire department offers free smoke alarm checks, installation in north Champaign homes

CHAMPAIGN – Firefighters and staff from the Champaign Fire Department and Neighborhood Services Department along with the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance are offering a free public service this week. They will be going door-to-door in a north Champaign neighborhood on October 25 offering to check smoke alarms and installing free smoke alarms in homes that…

Arcola swept up in Broom Palace fever ahead of building’s opening
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Arcola swept up in Broom Palace fever ahead of building’s opening

At first glance, Main Street in Arcola doesn’t appear to be much different from the several other small town main streets that can be found east-central Illinois. It’s still a brick road lined with two-story brick facades.  There will soon be one major difference: The Arcola Broom Palace.  “We decided that perhaps a palace, similar…

Michael Frerichs
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Nearly 140,000 Illinois residents sent checks for unclaimed property: ‘It is not a scam,’ treasurer says

Thousands of Illinois residents may have a check from the state waiting for them in their mailboxes. The Illinois State Treasurer’s office recently sent unclaimed property checks to 138,561 people in Illinois, totaling a record $13.2 million. Treasurer Michael Frerichs held a news conference Tuesday to remind Illinois residents to cash these checks. “We have…

217 Today: What could a second Trump term mean for Medicaid?

217 Today: What could a second Trump term mean for Medicaid?

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a conservative plan called Project 2025 and what a new Trump administration might do with Medicaid. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by A. Oishii Basu, Brendan Gallian, David Pierce, Kristen Schorsch and Lizzy McGrevy.