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

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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.

$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.