Pritzker ‘all in’ for Biden following visit to White House last week
Governor says he will speak as surrogate in Indiana, Ohio later this week.
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217 Today: Domestic violence survivors in Illinois are in prison for abusers’ crimes
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Today’s headlines: Champaign will see heavy rainfall and windy weather Tuesday night as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl make their way to Indianapolis. The public will have a chance to weigh in on the future of Metra, Pace and the CTA in Chicago at a series of hearings starting today. Steve Serio, one…
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Hurricane Beryl’s remnants to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to Illinois
Meteorologists in Illinois are closely tracking Hurricane Beryl, as the storm’s remnants are forecasted to sweep through the state from late Tuesday into Wednesday. Beryl touched down in Texas early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. It was quickly downgraded to a tropical cyclone and shifted northeast towards Illinois. The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl is…
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Urbana activists want more police oversight. But local laws hold the civilian review board hostage
This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign County between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization, and IPM News, which provides news about Illinois & in-depth reporting on Agriculture, Education, the Environment, Health, and Politics, powered by Illinois Public Media….
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Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Cat 1 hurricane; may pass over Illinois
From NWS Lincoln: Tomorrow into Wednesday, the remnants of Hurricane Beryl are forecast to bring a swath of heavy rainfall to some part of central or southeast Illinois. The highest chance (around 20%) for more than 3 inches of rain is south of a Litchfield to Danville line. This would result in localized flooding of poor drainage, urban areas, and could cause some streams and creeks to overflow their banks.
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217 Today: Urbana activists want more police oversight. But local laws hold the civilian review board hostage
Monday, July 8, 2024 Today’s headlines: Peaches in deep southern Illinois will have a bounce-back year this summer. There is an abundance of invasive fish in Illinois waters, including a species of carp. The Chicago Coalition for Family Building is working to make costly infertility treatments more affordable. Climate scientists say extreme weather is happening…
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Farm fertilizer runoff is impacting drinking water in the Midwest, not just the Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.” ELBA, Minn. – Jeff Broberg’s well sits inside a wooden shed not too far from a field he rented about a decade ago to a local farmer….
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Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
High school students to start new exams in spring 2025.
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$51 million awarded to Champaign-Piatt-Macon biomanufacturing tech hub project
A year-long campaign to promote biomanufacturing in central Illinois has paid off for the University of Illinois and its partners. The U-S Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration has awarded an approximately $51 million grant to a consortium led by the University of Illinois, to establish the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (or iFAB) tech hub in Champaign, Piatt and Macon Counties.
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217 Today: Baseball tournament for the visually impaired comes to Savoy
Friday, July 5, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Champaign County Freedom Celebration parade was canceled yesterday due to weather conditions. The Illinois Department of Public Health has added nearly 150 zip codes to its list of high-risk areas for lead exposure for children. Highland Park held its first parade, following a mass shooting two years ago….
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Baseball tournament for the visually impaired comes to Savoy
SAVOY – This weekend, three Midwestern teams are coming to Savoy for the Beep Baseball Tournament. This event provides an adaptive version of the sport for visually impaired players and coaches. The Indy Thunder, Chicago Comets, and Gateway Archers will compete at Prairie Fields Park in Savoy on Saturday, July 6th, starting at 9:30am. Morning…
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Jul. 04 – Jul. 07
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. Audiofeed Music Festival at Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana Date & Time: Starts Thursday July 4th, runs through Sunday night. More…
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IDPH: Dozens of Central Illinois zip codes now at ‘high risk’; children need to be tested for lead
Starting this year, several communities in Central Illinois will begin mandatory lead testing for children. On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that several zip codes in Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon, and Vermilion Counties are considered high-risk areas for lead exposure. This means that kids living in these areas have to…
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Timberwolves welcome Terrence Shannon Jr. after his trying final year at Illinois
The Timberwolves took Shannon out of Illinois with the 27th pick in the first round of the draft last week after making a trade to obtain the eighth pick and get Rob Dillingham from Kentucky.
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Here’s where you can see July 4th fireworks in Central Illinois – 2024
A list of local fireworks displays June 30-July 8.
