Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 27th of August.
Good morning, Champaign.
Champaign Police will host their third Coffee with a Cop event on Wednesday, Sept.
16 at Sammy's Pancake House (1206 N. Mattis Avenue) from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Community members can enjoy coffee or cocoa while chatting with officers.
Caffe Bene in Urbana is up for sale after owner Hyunwook Nam, who ran the shop for a decade, decided to focus on family.
He posted the sale sign three months ago at 700 S. Gregory St. (valuations are private and the new owner is expected to retain staff).
WAND viewers shared photos of their dogs for National Dog Day on Aug.
26, celebrating local pet pride + joy. The event highlighted the community's love for its furry companions.
City leaders found a covenant restricts reopening the pharmacy on Urbana’s Philo Road, a setback after CVS & Walgreens closed their local branches.
Mayor Williams said he will continue working to find a solution that restores nearby access to pharmacy services.
David Butt’s regular blood donations may have helped save 33 lives in central Illinois.
He will be inducted into the National Blood Donor Hall of Fame later this year & urges University of Illinois students and families to take part in the Big Ten Blood Donation Challenge.
IDPH confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile Virus from Piatt County on Wednesday as three others in northern areas await test results (including in Champaign, Macon, and Christian counties where mosquito batches tested positive).
Illinois Athletics announced today a sponsorship with Caterpillar that places its logo on the 25-yard lines at Gies Memorial Stadium — the first on-field corporate logo — as part of a multi-year deal offering in-venue branding and digital advertising to connect a historic partner with the Fighting Illini fanbase.
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