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Tires on at least 100 cars slashed
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — People in Urbana woke up to flat tires on their cars Monday morning. Police are investigating a series of car tire slashings. They said it happened in the West Urbana neighborhood, “roughly bordering Stoughton on the north, Washington on the south, Busey on the west, and Broadway on the east.” As […] → Read More
Carle Illinois College of Medicine receives provisional accreditation
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The new Carle Illinois College of Medicine now has provisional accreditation. That puts them one step closer to full accreditation in 2022. To get that, the school had to prove it could meet certain standards of “educational quality” to reach this point. The College of Medicine was created in 2015. […] → Read More
Mattoon Police search for suspects regarding matter at JCPenney
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Mattoon Police need your help identifying some suspects. They are investigating a matter that happened at JCPenney. If you know who they are or have any information about this incident, call Mattoon Police or Coles County Crime Stoppers. → Read More
Vermilion County leaders work on child advocacy center
VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Leaders in Vermilion County are working to get a child advocacy center off the ground. It will be a place where kids who are survivors of sex crimes can be interviewed and get connected to services. That would be a change from how it is now. The way it currently […] → Read More
New Danville Police units work on getting guns off the streets
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Some new police units in Danville are getting guns off the streets. Last spring, WCIA reported about those new units. They work on what is called “Problem-oriented policing” and community housing. These are separate from regular patrols. Just between last May and now, they have gotten more than 33 illegal guns […] → Read More
Veterans memorial to be constructed at sports complex
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — A memorial for veterans will soon be up in Rantoul, but it will not be at the Chanute Air Force Base where some thought. Instead, it will be between the baseball diamonds at the new Rantoul Sports Complex. This is something organizers have been working on since 2009. “When you think […] → Read More
Champaign County health officials detect COVID-19 variant
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign-Urbana Public Health District officials said as your turn comes along, get the COVID-19 vaccine. That may be more important now than ever because a variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in Champaign County. That variant called B117 is more contagious and possibly more deadly than the one we already […] → Read More
Urbana City Council to consider resolution focusing on ending structural racism
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — City council members in Urbana are considering a new resolution. It focuses on ending structural racism. Councilmember Sherise Hursey introduced it. She thought of it over the summer and realized it was time the City was focused more on equality and equity. Mayor Diane Marlin said this is long overdue. “This […] → Read More
Penny wars challenge to help 3-year-old fighting cancer
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — A school in central Illinois is helping a 3-year-old fighting cancer. It’s holding “penny wars.” All of the money will help her family with medical costs. Journey Campton has been fighting cancer for two years. The Mattoon School District calls her their superhero. Campton is a student at franklin preschool. She […] → Read More
Public health officials announce 6,717 new cases of COVID-19, 101 more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 101 more deaths. Deaths occurred in the following counties: Bond County: 1 female 70s Boone County: 1 female 40s Cook County: 1 female 40s, 3 males 40s, 1 male 50s, 3 females 60s, 4 […] → Read More
Car destroyed in early morning fire
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Firefighters are working to learn what sparked a house fire in Urbana Wednesday morning.Crews responded to the home at 3:04 a.m. near the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and Kinch street. The fire started in the garage and spread to the house.The fire chief says the homeowner is safe, but there’s a lot […] → Read More
Woman advocates for blood donations
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The WCIA Gift of Life Blood Drive is this week and there is one woman who is a big advocate of donations. Ruthie Harper has a Sickle Cell Anemia trait. She does not have the disease, but she has passed it down to her children. The disease took her son […] → Read More
Deli worker gives special gift to boy with autism
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — This story should make you smile this Christmas Eve. It starts with a boy with autism who befriends a woman working at the deli counter – and ends with her giving him a very special gift. “We go to the deli, and he gets his garlic bologna,” said Julie Palermo. It […] → Read More
Health department reports deaths of 7 additional residents with COVID-19
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sangamon County Department of Public Health reported the deaths of seven additional residents with COVID-19. In a news release, health officials said the patients were both men and women in their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Additionally, the health department reported 122 new COVID-19 cases. They also […] → Read More
Teenager arrested for attempted armed robbery
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Bloomington Police arrested a teenager in connection to an attempted armed robbery. In a news release, officers said they were dispatched to the 800 block of East Walnut Street around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday for an armed robbery. “It was reported that the suspect attempted to rob a taxi driver by […] → Read More
Courtyard Estates installs indoor visitation booth
SULLIVAN, Ill. (WCIA) — Many nursing homes are closed to visitors during the COVID-19. However one location is bringing families together by thinking outside of the box. The Courtyard Estates of Sullivan has installed an indoor visiting booth. It’s a Christmas gift from the Art Welsh family, “with special thanks to Chuck and Kathy for […] → Read More
MCHD reported death of additional resident with COVID-19
MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Macon County Health Department reported the death of an additional resident with COVID-19. In a news release, health officials said the patient was a man in his 70s. Additionally, the health department announced 34 new COVID-19 cases. There is a total of 7,504 COVID-19 cases in Macon County, including […] → Read More
Woman robbed in Schnucks parking lot
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman is okay after she was robbed in the Schnucks parking lot Tuesday afternoon. We talked to a woman who witnessed it. She stayed with the woman who was robbed and called police. She saw the driver and the person who stole the purse ride away in a red 99 […] → Read More
UI freshman designs and builds large-scale disinfecting robot
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A U of I student has built a robot that disinfects anything.It’s called the Terminator Turbo. Freshman Mihir Vardhan designed and built it while he was in isolation at his home in India before moving to Illinois. Vardhan said he realized there was a need for something that can sanitize […] → Read More
Vermilion Advantage Board to vote on new CEO
VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A nation-wide search led to the Vermilion Advantage Board considering appointing a man working for the City of Decatur as their new CEO. In a news release, officials said the board is considering naming Timothy Dudley to the position. He would be replacing Vicki Haugen, who led the organization for […] → Read More