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Wintry weather overnight leads to a slippery monday commute
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (166+ words) DECATUR, IL. (WAND) - Happy Sunday, March, and meteorological spring! March comes in with a mix of wintry weather and potentially severe weather before the end of the week. (WAND) - Happy Sunday, March, and meteorological spring! March comes in with a mix…...
EIU offers separation program to staff to ease budget concerns
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (55+ words) Eastern Illinois University is implementing a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) as it faces budget concerns. Macon man sentenced after stealing squad car, pointing gun at police Homeowner says construction 'triggered' the destruction of her property; contractors deny claim Illinois…...
Patrons at New Hampshire restaurant shooting prevented worse tragedy with selfless acts, AG says
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (893+ words) One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday night before a suspect was taken into custody in a nearby neighborhood not long after the shooting, authorities said. The gunfire killed Robert DeCesare Jr., 59, at Sky Meadow…...
Pritzker signs school gun incident reporting plan into law
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) " Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to clarify what school employees should do after they hear about a threat of gun violence. Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) told WAND News this spring that his plan requires…...
Pritzker officially announces he will run for third term as Illinois governor
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (275+ words) Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at a press conference on January 8 2025 CHICAGO (WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker announced Thursday morning he will run for a third term as Illinois governor." Pritzker announced the re-election campaign, promising to "continue to get big things…...
34-year-old dead after being pulled from Springfield Lake
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Dive team called out for water rescue in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -A 34-year-old man pulled from Lake Springfield Tuesday afternoon has died. Springfield's dive teamwas called out for a water rescue in the 400 block of East Lake Shore Dr. The…...
IL School gun reporting bill makes its way to the Governor's office
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) " A Republican led bill that would clarify and set requirements for what schools should do after hearing a gun violence threat passed unanimously out of the Illinois Senate. The plan was made after state Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville)…...