A total of five former Illinois football players will have a shot at the NFL this summer, with one selected in the draft and four others signing undrafted free agent deals or receiving rookie minicamp invites.
Eastern Illinois Foodbank is inviting community members to volunteer at its Volunteer Center in Urbana every Tuesday. Located at 2405 North Shore Drive, the center offers one-hour shifts between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., allowing participants to help sort and prepare food for distribution.
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will hold its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 10, with support from the Eastern Illinois Foodbank. As letter carriers collect non-perishable donations along their routes, those items will be brought to the Champaign Post Office at 600 N Neil Street, where volunteers are needed to help unload, sort, and reload food for distribution.
Governor JB Pritzker on Friday gave a major early boost to Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton’s U.S. Senate campaign, formally endorsing his longtime running mate less than 24 hours after Senator Dick Durbin announced his retirement.
A popular Savoy bowling alley and food establishment has been shut down after receiving a red placard from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District earlier this week, prompting the suspension of its food permit.
The Danville Police Department announced that Tatiana C. Neustadter of Plainfield was taken into custody on Monday in Joliet, nearly six years after the incident. Her arrest follows what police called a “diligent and continuous investigation” into the death of the young child, who was found severely injured on Camaro Drive on June 4, 2019.
The weekend forecast starts with a slight chance of showers and storms Friday night, clearing by early Saturday. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near 66°F and breezy northern winds. Saturday night will be partly cloudy and cooler, around 46°F. Sunday looks warmer and mostly sunny, reaching a high near 73°F, followed by a mild, mostly cloudy night in the mid-50s.
McFlurry came to visit Duane Shannon at WIXY 100.3. this morning in the studio. McFlurry is a BIG BOY – somewhere between 18-20 pounds. He is a six-year old, medium-long haired, gentle, gray cat.
Illinois students who struggle to secure traditional college loans now have a new financial lifeline. Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today the launch of the Funding U Illinois No-Cosigner Loan, a part of his Student Empowerment Fund initiative. This new option is designed to help students cover in-state higher education costs without needing a credit-worthy cosigner.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first measles case of 2025 in the state, involving an adult in far southern Illinois. The case was verified through laboratory testing on April 23. Officials emphasize that this is the only known case in Illinois at this time and is not considered an outbreak. The risk of community transmission remains low.
