(Sheldon-jm) – The Iroquois County Sheriff's office along with Illinois State Police are investigating after a deputy was shot over the weekend in the Sheldon area. WCIA 3 reports the deputy was airlifted to an area hospital. WPXN News will update this story when more information becomes available.
(Springfield-jm) – Illinois retailers, consumers and taxpayers are all paying a price for organized retail crime. Illinois taxpayers are spending $5 million on the task force in fiscal year 2025. According to Capital One Shopping, retail thefts cost Illinois an estimated $185 million in tax revenue in 2022. Capital One Shopping also found that 70.7% of retailers nationwide reported an increase in organized retail crime incidents over five years.
(Washington-jm) – USDA is using data visualization to better understand crop sequence boundaries, using geospatial data and images to do so. Rod Bain reports...
(Champaign-jm) – The Champaign and Urbana Fire Departments responded to a fire in a commercial dryer at the I hotel and conference center at 1900 S. First St., Sunday at 6:04 p.m. Once on the scene, firefighters reported a fire in a commercial dryer. Crews deployed a single hose line and were able to quickly bring the fire under control.
(Paxton-jm) – Paxton firefighters were called to an alarm activation Sunday evening. It happened around 8pm in the 300 block of West Patton Street. It turned out to be a false alarm.
(Springfield-jm) – Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch announced last week the creation of a new House working group designed to look more closely at the Illinois' public transit system and provide recommendations on how it can better serve the communities that rely on it. 13 House members were named to the group, and every one of those named comes from the Democrat side of the aisle. Following the Speaker's announcement, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie issued this response...
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie.
(Champaign County-jm) – Champaign County Coroner, Stephen Thuney, released the name of a Fisher man who died as the result of a motor vehicle collision on May 15. At the request of the Champaign County Coroner's Office DNA testing was performed by the Illinois State Police that confirmed the identity of the deceased male as Cody Messer, 32 years of age. The collision occurred on County Road 900 East near 2400 North in Champaign County. The collision caused Messer's vehicle to catch fire.
(Springfield-jm) – An Illinois state legislator says Senate President Don Harmon's Democratic National Convention comments about unions are an admission of "quid pro quo." Harmon delivered remarks at the DNC in Chicago for the Illinois delegation's breakfast. "Democrats don't win without organized labor and organized labor puts everything at risk when Democrats don't win," said Harmon, D-Oak Park. "We gotta stick together." State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, explained how top Democrats, like Harmon, wouldn't allow the Invest in Kids Act renewal bill to be called this legislative session because it wasn't favorable to public school teachers unions, who are large contributors to the Democrats' campaigns. The Illinois Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education contributed nearly $1 million to Harmon's campaign.
(Washington-jm) – The Agricultural Marketing Service is relying more on data visualization tools to present information on livestock markets to data users. Rod Bain reports...
(Urbana-jm) – University of Illinois Police have clarified information about an emergency situation at the Grainger College of Engineering Library on Sunday afternoon. Assistant Chief Joe McCullough said the department got a call around 2:30. UIPD later said that a student made that call, and the individual believed there was a shooting happening inside. When police arrived, it ended up being a personal medical issue. Assistant Chief McCullough added that there were never shots fired on the U of I campus on Sunday.
(Urbana-jm) – Champaign County Crime Stoppers has asked for help from the public after a shooting killed one man, and injured another. On August 17, Urbana Police found two men who had been shot in the 1500 block of Hunter Street around 1:30 a.m. One man had a graze on his hand, but 32-year-old William Booker was shot in the leg and torso. He was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries. During the investigation, police learned there was a physical fight between a group of people outside in the courtyard of a townhouse complex. During the fight, at least one person fired a gun. Police are asking any resident or business in the nearby area with exterior surveillance cameras or people with cell phone video to review the footage for any suspicious activity captured in the area around the time of the shooting.
(Champaign-dm) – Summer may be winding down, but healthcare providers want you to know that heat rash can happen year-round. Luckily, most cases resolve on their own with simple steps. Tim Ditman of OSF Healthcare has more...
If your symptoms don't resolve in a couple of days, if they get worse, or if you develop a fever, visit your local urgent care.
(Champaign-jm) – The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting another public meeting in the Champaign-Urbana area to inform people about a proposed construction project. The project is the proposed replacement of the bridge that carries Kirby Avenue over Interstate 57. The existing bridge was designed to accommodate rural and agricultural traffic, not bicyclists and pedestrians who now routinely use the bridge. IDOT will host a public meeting about the project. It will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the atrium of Parkland College's Building U.
