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News coverage from Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Effingham, Fayette, Logan, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, and Shelby counties in Illinois.

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Macon County Master Gardeners
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Macon County

Macon County Master Gardeners receive state award

DECATUR -- University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener volunteers share a mission: “help others learn to grow.” Through educational programs and events, these volunteers inspire people of all ages to develop gardening skills, explore the natural world, and cultivate a lifelong appreciation of nature. Six Macon County Master Gardeners would recently earn recognition for their outstanding efforts with a state award presented at the annual Illinois Master Gardener Conference in Rockford. Toni Griffin, Angie Hollingsworth, Carla Pohl, Karen Tappendorf, Angie […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026

Monarch Madness
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Macon County

Monarch Madness connects families with nature, pollinators

DECATUR -- Experience the excitement of tagging and releasing monarch butterflies as they begin their remarkable migration to Mexico at Monarch Madness. Monarch Madness is a free community event from the University of Illinois Extension. Co-sponsoring the event is the Macon County Conservation District. Monarch Madness will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 at Rock Springs Nature Center, 3939 Nearing Lane in Decatur. This all-ages event will feature pollinator-themed arts and crafts, butterfly yoga, a monarch life […]

todaySeptember 8, 2026

CU Cinema Crawl
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Champaign County

Cinema Crawl coming to Chambana next spring

CHAMPAIGN -- Film CU, a division of Experience Champaign-Urbana, and the Film-Fanatic Club are proud to announce the inaugural CU Cinema Crawl, taking place March 3–8, 2027, at more than a dozen venues throughout Champaign-Urbana. The festival will transform familiar cultural spaces, theaters, museums, and gathering places into destinations for cinematic discovery. Participating venues include the Virginia Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Parkland Staerkel Planetarium, Analog Wine Library, Spurlock Museum, University YMCA, The Literary Book Bar, Krannert Art […]

todaySeptember 8, 2026

Lake Land College
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Coles County

Lake Land to host Career Day

MATTOON — Lake Land College will host its annual Career Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The event will welcome high school juniors and seniors from 25 school districts. Students can network with local professionals and explore career options. More than 150 career sessions Students can choose from more than 150 scheduled sessions. Local professionals will lead each session and discuss their careers. Sessions will cover agriculture, health care, business and information technology. Other topics include cosmetology, the arts, communications, welding […]

todayAugust 26, 2026

Taylor Rhodes
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Effingham County

Rhodes to oversee LLCU Effingham South branch

EFFINGHAM -- Land of Lincoln Credit Union announced the hire of a new branch manager for its Effingham South branch in a news release Thursday. Taylor Rhodes will be serving as branch manager of the Effingham South branch, located at 2302 S. Banker St. Rhodes will oversee the branch's sales and operations, in addition to serving as a loan officer. Rhodes has been with LLCU for the past two years, serving as a teller and universal banker at the Vandalia […]

todayAugust 20, 2026

boil order Harristown
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Illinois

Harristown under boil order advisory

HARRISTOWN — Parts of Harristown are under a boil water advisory after a water main break, according to Village President Misty Peters. Village officials had not said Sunday when repairs would be completed or when the advisory could be lifted. The advisory affects the following areas: All residents on Indus Drive All residents east of U.S. Route 36 West Main Street east of U.S. Route 36 Gravel Pit Road Westway Drive Anchor Road Wyan Street Wyckles Road Residents in the […]

todayAugust 9, 2026

deadly crash fatal crash Pana Menard County Champaign County Effingham County
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Champaign County woman dies in interstate crash in Effingham County

NEAR EFFINGHAM -- On Friday at approximately 4:19 a.m., the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-57 southbound, approximately three miles south of Effingham. Officers arrived and found a female deceased in the vehicle. She was identified as Alyashailyassa Muhammad, 20, of Dewey in rural Champaign County. Coroner Kim Rhodes and Deputy Coroner Lauren Heuerman responded to the scene. Preliminary information indicated Muhammad was traveling southbound on I-57 and lost control […]

todayAugust 7, 2026

Road construction Champaign
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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

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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

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