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Two workers who lost their lives on the job to be honored at Champaign park memorial

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign community is coming together this Sunday to honor two local workers who lost their lives while on the job. Both Brandon Hardway, aged 45, and Kevin Pellum, aged 40, will be recognized in the ceremony, taking place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at Dodds Park in Champaign. […]

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Champaign USPS facility to be converted into processing center

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The United States Postal Services has decided on the fate of the Champaign Processing and Distribution Center. After conducting a business review and getting public feedback, the facility is being modernized into a Local Processing Center. The distribution operations will be transferred to the South Suburban P&DC in Bedford Park and […]

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Pair of 19-year-olds accused of overnight Champaign robbery

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Two 19-year-olds are under arrest in Champaign after police said they robbed a convenience store overnight. Officials with the Champaign Police Department said the teens are Randy Copeland of Chicago and Travon Gibson of Hammon, Ind. Both are in custody at the Champaign County Jail on preliminary charges of armed robbery […]

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Report: Illinois grocery tax end would affect city revenues

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed eliminating Illinois' 1% tax on groceries, a move that could mean millions of dollars less revenue for municipalities.

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Lane closures starting next week on Champaign's Neil Street

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Drivers in Champaign can expect a series of intermittent lane closures on North Neil Street in the coming weeks. The closures will be located between Edgebrook Drive and Washington Street. City officials said that starting Monday, the south end of this stretch of Neil will close with closures gradually moving north […]

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Area history, April 10, 2024

Today is Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:

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Champaign man sentenced to life for kidnapping, forced labor scheme

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A Guatemalan national living in Champaign will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for crimes stemming from a years-long kidnapping and forced labor scheme that prosecutors said he and his siblings were involved in. Prosecutors said Domingo Francisco-Juan was the catalyst and driver of the scheme, and he […]

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Illinois lawmakers consider support for public defenders

Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure that would create a statewide office to provide public defenders with additional support.

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UPDATE: Closure of Quaker Oats' Danville plant prompts 'rapid response'

Danville leaders: 'While this shocks and saddens us, we will unite as a community to help those who have lost their employment.'

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The Quaker Oats factory in Danville is closing

The Quaker Oats Company has confirmed that it is permanently closing its factory at 1703 E. Voorhees St. in Danville. More than 500 employees will be affected, Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said.

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