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3 days ago | 
fordcountychronicle.com | Molly Sweeney |Jared Thomas |Andrew Rosten
PAXTON — The Paxton swimming pool was expected to open for the season on Tuesday, June 3. The Paxton Park District recently announced that Foster’s Mechanics got the pool’s pump up and running. Previously, WCIA reported that the pool’s opening would be delayed because its main pump was malfunctioning and “beyond repair.”Now, the park district’s director, Jordan Chapman, said the pool is ready for everyone to come out and have fun.
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3 weeks ago | 
wcia.com | Ethan Holesha |Molly Sweeney
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The first trial for the individuals facing charges for their involvement in pro-Palestine protests at the University of Illinois came to a conclusion on Thursday. 18-year-old Yafa Issa was facing one count of felony mob action and a charge of resisting or obstructing a police officer, which is a misdemeanor. While the judge found Issa not guilty of the felony charge, her misdemeanor charge was not dismissed as she was convicted.
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1 month ago | 
mystateline.com | Molly Sweeney |Heather Robinson |Bradley Zimmerman |Cole Henke
Update on 4/29 at 10:55 a.m.CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sangamon County Corner has released the names of three girls and one woman who were killed on Monday when a car drove through the building hosting their after-school program. Coroner Jim Allmon said all four were pronounced dead at the scene. He identified them as:Allmon added that post-mortem procedures were performed on Tuesday. The procedures indicated that they all died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the incident.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Molly Sweeney |Cole Henke
Update: 8:56 p.m. CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has confirmed the deaths of four female students at after school program YNOT Outdoors. The coroner says identification of the students is pending until all families are notified. Update: 6:15 p.m. CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The victims of the after-school crash in Chatham were between the ages of 4 and 18, according to the Illinois State Police.
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1 month ago | 
wspa.com | Molly Sweeney |Cole Henke
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1 month ago | 
wcia.com | Molly Sweeney |Gabriella Morando
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact how Illinois health departments track a different disease. Usually, County Health Departments in Illinois begin collecting dead birds and testing them for West Nile Virus between May and October. This year however, the ongoing spread of bird flu has put that on pause.
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1 month ago | 
wcia.com | Amanda Brennan |Molly Sweeney
Editor’s Note: Attached video aired before the Decatur City Council voted to keep a 1% grocery tax in place during their meeting Tuesday night. DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur City Council discussed whether or not they want to keep the state’s 1% grocery tax, even with Governor J.B. Pritzker signing a bill into law, sunsetting the sales tax on grocery items to be consumed off-premises.
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1 month ago | 
wcia.com | Molly Sweeney |Taylor Mitchell
Posted: Apr 21, 2025 / 05:30 PM CDT Updated: Apr 21, 2025 / 05:30 PM CDT SHARE PIATT COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Charlie Yeagle and Paisley Hieronymus, students from Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School, joined WCIA’s Taylor Mitchell to talk about an upcoming play the school is putting on. It’s a spy play, according to Yeagle and Hieronymus.
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1 month ago | 
mystateline.com | Ethan Holesha |Molly Sweeney
TRILLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police has released the identities of the four individuals who were aboard the plane that crashed between Coles and Cumberland counties on Saturday. The Coles County Coroner confirmed the victims with the Illinois State Police. This includes 46-year-old Ross Nelson, 45-year-old Raimi Rundle, 36-year-old Courtney Morrow, and 48-year-old Michael Morrow. All four were from Menomonie, Wisconsin. The aircraft was removed from the roadway around 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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1 month ago | 
wcia.com | Ethan Holesha |Molly Sweeney
Update: 4/20/25 12:00 p.m. TRILLA, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois State Police have shared more information regarding the fatal plane crash that occurred between Coles and Cumberland Counties on Saturday. State Police said that all four occupants were from Menomonie, Wisconsin and were pronounced dead on scene. As of Sunday afternoon, the aircraft is still on the road, and the roadway remains shut down. State Police said the roadway would likely reopen later in the day on Sunday.
