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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Bret Bielema announced that senior offensive lineman TJ McMillen will miss the remainder of the 2026 season with a foot fracture. McMillen went down in the fourth quarter of Illinois' game against Duke and was escorted off the field. Bielema announced that the Naperville native would miss the rest of the [...]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- One person was taken to the hospital with "potentially life-threatening" gunshot wounds Monday evening. Officers with the Champaign Police Department responded to the 2500 block of W. Springfield Avenue at 6:25 p.m. after reports of a shooting with injuries. Once on the scene, officers located the victim and took them to [...]
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Regional Planning Commission is one step closer to having a new place to call home. On Monday, the RPC announced plans to transition to the new facility during the week of Oct. 26-30. Friday, Oct. 23 is tentatively scheduled as the last day of services at the Brookens Administrative Center. [...]
PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Gibson City man faces up to 45 years behind bars after he was convicted last week of possessing child pornography. Andrew Killian, the Ford County State's Attorney, said in a news release that the trial of Jonathan R. Caudill, 27, began on Sept. 9. Caudill was facing three counts of [...]
SHELBY COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A motorcyclist was killed in a two-car crash in Shelby County late Monday afternoon. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to Illinois Route 32, south of Shelby County Road 337 North, in Stewardson around 2:50 p.m. After investigating, ISP learned a passenger vehicle hit a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was taken [...]
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- A woman from Tennessee was arrested in Effingham after police said a kidnapping report led to her arrest on child endangerment, drug and gun charges. Officials from the Effingham Police Department said that on Sunday, the department received a report of an adult being kidnapped who was at the Golden Corral [...]
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- The University of Illinois has named the grand marshal of its 2026 Homecoming parade. The university announced Monday morning that U.S. Space Force colonel and retired astronaut Mike Hopkins will serve as this year's grand marshal. Hopkins, who served as captain of the Fighting Illini football team in 1991, will also attend [...]
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Rantoul Police Department has unveiled a new online safety tool which they said will allow officers to help children and adults who need additional support during an emergency. Parents, guardians and caregivers can provide information about a child or adult with cognitive or developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, memory impairments, [...]
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- A 17-year-old, who was 15 at the time of a deadly Decatur shooting, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. 17-year-old Darius Slaw took a plea deal on Sept. 3. As part of that deal, he pleaded guilty to the Class 1 felony and saw [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCIA) -- Illinois' first trip to the Horseshoe in nearly a decade will be an 11 a.m. kickoff. The Big Ten announced Monday that Illinois and Ohio State will kick off at 11 a.m. as part of Fox's Big Noon Kickoff. Both programs are off to 1-1 starts to the season and both [...]
PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- Dozens of friends, family and Paxton city leaders honored the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks on Sunday with the city's annual memorial event. The event has been happening every year for over 20 years, this year at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. Paxton's mayor hopes the event remains a pillar in the [...]
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Effingham County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash that left two people hurt -- one seriously -- on Sunday. The crash happened near the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and 775th Street in Jackson Township around 4:30 p.m. After investigating, the sheriff's office learned that a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and [...]
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- A man from Teutopolis was arrested by Effingham Police after they said he was communicating with a minor. Officials from the Effingham Police Department said in a news release that they received a complaint about online communications "involving an individual believed to be under 17 years of age." The other person [...]
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Sunday was an emotional day for hundreds of first responders from Illinois and Indiana, as they rode their motorcycles from town to town in Central Illinois in remembrance of 9/11. For many, they've been taking part in this bike ride ever since it happened. "I don't think anybody is going to [...]
SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) -- Champaign County Crime Stoppers is seeking a tip to locate two people who stole a misplaced wallet. The theft happened the afternoon of Aug. 23 at the Walmart in Savoy. Officials said Champaign County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched in reference to a theft; they learned a woman accidentally dropped her wallet [...]
