Severe weather risk downgraded for this afternoon
Illinois Public Media News is monitoring a threat of severe storms on Wednesday that is forecasted by the National Weather Service in Central Illinois and other meteorologists. Tornadoes, high winds, and large hail are possible in East Central Illinois. We will update this post with the latest forecast information. Updated Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Forecasters […]
217 Today: Environmental advocates push back against campaign to expand Chicago-Rockford International Airport
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service says we could see severe weather Wednesday in the WILL severe weather coverage area. A proposal to ban ghost guns in Illinois is headed to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk. An attorney for an Amazon delivery driver who was killed when a warehouse collapsed in a […]
Champaign Unit 4 School Board votes to renew police contract
CHAMPAIGN – If the Champaign Police Department has enough staff, the Champaign Unit 4 School District Board of Education wants to reinstate resource officers – or SROs – at schools. Six school board members voted to renew the SRO contract at Monday’s meeting. Board member Elizabeth Sotiropoulos voted no. She said the board resolved to […]
