Amanda Brennan

1 week ago | wcia.com | Amanda Brennan

DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Some community members in Vermilion County are concerned after senior tax freeze-exempt documents with personal information flew out of the courthouse annex over the weekend while crews demolished the building. Now, county leaders are trying to figure out why it happened in the first place, while others reflect on the scene they saw in the downtown area. Michael Kasper was on a run in the area when he noticed papers floating in the air.

1 week ago | wcia.com | Amanda Brennan

CENTRAL ILLINOIS, (WCIA) — Farmers are back in the field, but their crops may look a little different this season. A shows they’re expected to plant more corn and fewer soybeans. Across the country, farmers will plant 95.3 million acres of corn, which is 5% more than last year. 83.5 million acres of soybeans are expected to be planted, down about 4% from 2024. Bailey Conrady, the Champaign County Farm Bureau manager, said economics play a big role in farmers deciding what to plant.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Amanda Brennan

CENTRAL ILLINOIS, (WCIA) — Farmers are back in the field, but their crops may look a little different this season. A shows they’re expected to plant more corn and fewer soybeans. Across the country, farmers will plant 95.3 million acres of corn, which is 5% more than last year. 83.5 million acres of soybeans are expected to be planted, down about 4% from 2024. Bailey Conrady, the Champaign County Farm Bureau manager, said economics play a big role in farmers deciding what to plant.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amanda Brennan

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign and Urbana police chiefs are painting a picture of what it’s like to work in law enforcement. They spoke and answered questions at this month’s Community Coalition meeting. Larry Boone, Urbana’s Police Chief, and Timothy Tyler, Champaign’s Police Chief, have both seen a lot while working in law enforcement. “Drug dealing, accosted by police, arrest, dead bodies,” Boone described.

2 weeks ago | wcia.com | Amanda Brennan

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