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yahoo.com | Gabriella Morando
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Danville is waiting to see when a more than 100-year history will come to an end. Bresee Tower has long been a pillar downtown, but crews are ready to get started with demolition. City officials said demolition could have started as early as 2 p.m. on Thursday, but that time has come and gone. Danville man sentenced to 45 years for deadly 2023 stabbing Vermilion County Museum Director Susan Richter took WCIA down memory lane of the building’s history.
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1 week ago | 
wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Danville is waiting to see when a more than 100-year history will come to an end. Bresee Tower has long been a pillar downtown, but crews are ready to get started with demolition. City officials said demolition could have started as early as 2 p.m. on Thursday, but that time has come and gone. Vermilion County Museum Director Susan Richter took WCIA down memory lane of the building’s history.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Teachers work day in and day out preparing the leaders of tomorrow. In Urbana, some have to do that differently for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. During Teacher Appreciation Week, Carle Auditory Oral School staff are thanking the people behind the students’ progress — who help kids ages 3 to third grade communicate orally, rather than with sign language.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Central Illinois eSports players are continuing to make a name for themselves. The team at Danville Area Community College won their fourth national title in just three years. Head Coach Guido Esteves said what the four-person team lacks in numbers, they make up for in dedication to the game. The most recent win was in Mario Kart 4v4, but the team also plays Rocket League, Smash Brothers and more.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A person is banned from Danville Area Community College after police said they watched children changing from a dressing room camera. It happened last month during Spotlight Performing Arts’ showings of Alice in Wonderland. The third-party security guard’s actions were flagged as suspicious and reported to DACC officials.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Some Vermilion County leaders are calling for a coordinated document shredding program. It comes after demolition of the county’s courthouse annex sent papers with personal information flying all over the site. County officials say, currently, paper shredding is done on a case by case basis. The idea going forward is that a paper shredding truck would come three or four times a year for all the county’s departments.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Gabriella Morando
Vermilion Co. officials propose coordinated document shredding programVERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Some Vermilion County leaders are calling for a coordinated document shredding program. It comes after demolition of the county’s courthouse annex sent papers with personal information flying all over the site. READ MORE: Personal tax paperwork goes flying in Danville amid building demolition County officials say, currently, paper shredding is done on a case by case basis.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Student-made banners are piecing together often untold stories from Illinois history. The African American Experience class at Mount Zion High School is wrapping up its 12th year of instruction. For their final project this semester, students looked back on under-represented stories of Black history throughout the state and beyond. The 12 banners give a comprehensive timeline through African American culture.
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yahoo.com | Gabriella Morando
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — People go to doctors, dentists and other professionals to check on their physical health, sometimes leaving mental health as an afterthought. It can be hard to know when something’s wrong if physical pain or issues are lacking from the equation, but some mental health experts say more people than ever are coming around to the idea of helping what’s going on in their heads.
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wcia.com | Gabriella Morando
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — 911 dispatchers work to help their communities on a daily basis. On Sunday, Coles County Habitat for Humanity returned the favor and lent a helping hand to one of those dispatchers. Aside from her day job, Cheyenne Temples is raising two young daughters. The family of three is one step closer to putting down roots in their forever home. “It’s a blessing from God that’s for sure,” Temples said.
