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Road construction Champaign

Champaign County

Champaign announces Fifth St., Kirby Ave. closures

CHAMPAIGN — The City of Champaign will close one block of Fifth Street and part of Kirby Avenue for road work. Fifth Street will close between Daniel Street and Chalmers Street near campus. Drivers who use that stretch should plan another route and allow extra travel time. Kirby Avenue will have a lane closed between Waverley Drive and Cambridge Drive. The city says this is part of regular maintenance and improvement work. The lane closure may disrupt normal traffic, especially […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Hillsboro

Montgomery County

Hillsboro to oil, chip streets next week

HILLSBORO — The City of Hillsboro Street Department will oil and chip a large number of streets across town from Tuesday, August 11, through Thursday, August 13. Work will take place throughout each day. Consequentially, drivers should plan alternate routes if these roads are part of their regular commute. Streets scheduled for oil-and-chip: A-L Crews plan to work on the following streets and segments: Angle – From the south end to East Cypress. Berry Hill – From Westwood to the […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

IDOT Business 55 Illinois 157 East St. Louis

St. Clair County

Month-long Illinois 157 project starts Monday

CASEYVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday intermittent lane closures on Illinois Route 157. The lane closures on Route 157 will be from Collinsville Road to Millstadt Road in St. Clair County. The closures will begin, weather permitting, at 7 a.m. Monday, August 10, for pavement patching. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. An estimate for the project completion is by mid-September. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Culver-Stockton

Sports

Culver-Stockton to field women’s flag football

CANTON, Mo. -- Culver-Stockton College will add a women's flag football program that will start competition in 2028. A news release from the college confirmed this news on Thursday. Athletic Director Pat Atwell said that the college will name its first head coach in the near future. That coach will have all of the 2026-27 academic year and everything leading up to the 2027-28 academic year for recruitment. Flag football squads under National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) rules currently […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

IDOT Business 55 Illinois 157 East St. Louis

Sangamon County

Business 55 improvement project through Sherman begins Monday

A significant infrastructure improvement project is set to commence next week on Business 55 through Sherman. Construction activities will begin effective Monday, August 10. The project represents a major investment in maintaining and enhancing this critical transportation corridor. Project scope and timeline Improvements include resurfacing, new traffic signals, guardrails, curb and gutters, and pavement markings. Lane closures are expected. Message boards, flaggers and barrels will be used to direct traffic through the work zones. Benefits of this $10 million project […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Contour Airlines Quincy Regional Airport

Adams County

Contour Airlines proposal pilot car rental at Quincy Regional

QUINCY -- Quincy Regional Airport officials are exploring a new rental car program that could make it easier for passengers to pick up wheels at the terminal. A Contour Airlines representative told the Aeronautics Committee on Wednesday that the carrier would like to launch a pilot program offering rental cars from its airport counter. Passengers would be required to pick up and return the vehicles at the airport. Contour said it would start with a fleet of about 10 late-model, […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

Mahomet

Champaign County

Mahomet shifts to faster water billing

MAHOMET -- Water and wastewater customers in the Village of Mahomet will see slightly higher bills this fall. The village is moving to a billing cycle that reflects the previous month’s actual usage instead of charges from two months earlier. In an August 1 letter to customers, the village said the change is intended to give residents more timely and accurate information about their water use. Under the current system, an August bill reflects June usage. Once the transition is […]

todayAugust 5, 2026

Missouri primary

Missouri

Missouri primary results

State Auditor Scott FitzpatrickRepublican549,99785.535%Gerald (Jerry) Wistrand Jr.Republican93,01214.465%    Quentin WilsonDemocratic325,64867.844%Gregory UpchurchDemocratic154,34632.156%    Dustin CoffellLibertarian6,716100.000% U.S. House - District 1 Paul Berry IIIRepublican7,03753.465%Andrew JonesRepublican6,12546.535%    Alissa MurphyDemocratic3,2502.300%Carl E. Harris SrDemocratic1,5651.108%Cori BushDemocratic52,08336.864%Wesley BellDemocratic83,66359.216%Carl Earnest HendersonDemocratic7240.512%    Tom SchmitzLibertarian427100.000% U.S. House - District 2 Peter A. PfeiferRepublican6,8477.946%Brandon WilkinsonRepublican6,0467.017%Ann WagnerRepublican63,63773.852%Matthew R. GrantRepublican5,5476.437%Elizabeth Sparks-HolmesRepublican4,0914.748%    Timothy D. BilashDemocratic9,54711.130%Joan VonDrasDemocratic36,90643.024%Fred WellmanDemocratic39,32745.846%    Brandon Coulter DaughertyLibertarian843100.000% U.S. House - District 3 John G FraserRepublican33,85333.678%Bob OnderRepublican66,66866.322%    Bethany E MannDemocratic39,27969.096%Paul T. WilsonDemocratic7,51913.227%Tommy HolsteinDemocratic10,04917.677%    Jim HigginsLibertarian1,048100.000% U.S. House - District 6 Jim IngramRepublican8,8209.014%Chris StigallRepublican43,15844.106%Nathan Hall WillettRepublican33,57634.313%Cody J. OshelRepublican3,8223.906%Nathanael SchultzRepublican8,4758.661%    Josh SmeadDemocratic25,35947.694%Scot PondelickDemocratic11,73422.069%Matt LevineDemocratic16,07730.237%    Andy MaidmentLibertarian960100.000% U.S. […]

todayAugust 5, 2026

Champaign Fire Department

Champaign County

Champaign Fire responds to explosion

CHAMPAIGN -- A residential explosion required the response of the Champaign Fire Department over the weekend, according to a news release Monday. The department responded to a single-family residence that exploded and caught fire in the 2700 block of Judith Drive on Sunday afternoon. Fire crews would remain on the scene extinguishing small fires that remain in the debris. The response would follow a report from a neighbor of a single-story home that exploded and was on fire. Once on […]

todayAugust 3, 2026

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