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WEATHER ALERT: Hurricane Beryl’s to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to Illinois

Central Illinois Under Winter Weather Advisory; Cancellations Underway

Central Illinois snow

CHAMPAIGN – The National Weather Service Central Illinois office said on Wednesday afternoon that our area can expect snow into Thursday morning. However, rain will dominate southeast Illinois with freezing rain and sleet will be possible near I-70 Wednesday night which will lower snow accumulations there. Farther north snow will become lighter overnight and taper off from the southwest on Thursday.

CANCELLATIONS

Ahead of the snowfall, some agencies cancelled service and meetings for Wednesday night. Here are a few into the Illinois Newsroom:

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA: The Dog Training Club if Champaign-Urbana is cancelling classes scheduled for tonight.

DANVILLE – Danville Mass Transit has canceled the 6:20 Danville to Champaign run tonight. The last bus leaving Danville to Champaign tonight will be at 4:20 and the last bus returning to Danville from Champaign will be at 5:22.

SAVOY – Savory Board of Trustees Meeting canceled due to bad weather.

URBANA – Election Class from 6-8pm has been cancelled due to a Winter Weather Advisory. The class will be rescheduled. – Aaron Ammons, Champaign County Clerk

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Reginald Hardwick

Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live, weekday talk show that airs on 7 NPR stations throughout Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special "State of Change." And he is the co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service that launched in February 2024. Before arriving at IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three Edward R. Murrow regional awards, seven regional Emmy awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald grew up in Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: rh14@illinois.edu Twitter: @RNewsWILL

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