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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Two Champaign teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured earlier this week, according to police.
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Champaign city council green-lights phase II of downtown plaza construction
The Champaign City Council voted to approve phase II of the downtown plaza project during Tuesday night
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District opens shelter as severe weather moves into area
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is offering emergency shelter at its facility in preparation for severe storms Wednesday.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is opening its building as an emergency shelter for anyone seeking safety ahead of severe storms expected this afternoon. The
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A 16-year-old is dead and a 17-year-old is injured after a shooting Tuesday night in Champaign.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS)— One teenager is dead, and another one is injured after a shooting in Champaign yesterday night.
Champaign County Crime Stoppers | String of trading card, food thefts under investigation
On May 28, a male suspect entered Schnucks on North Vine Street in Urbana, selected around $160 worth of meat products and fled without paying. He was described as White with dark facial hair, wearing a bla...
Two victims with 'potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds' rushed to local hospital
Champaign Police were dispatched to the intersection of North McKinley Avenue and Paula Drive at 9:31 p.m. Monday following a report of a shooting with injuries. Both victims were reported
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — As violence continues to impact Champaign neighborhoods, more than 30 residents, parents and community leaders gathered Monday night at the Champaign Public Library looking fo...
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) - Champaign Police were dispatched to an area hospital at 1:47 a.m., after a 19-year-old male victim with a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound to the torso arrived
Mission accomplished: Tremont baseball captures 1A state championship
CHAMPAIGN — After smashing a drive to the 400-foot sign in deep center field, Griffin Meeker slid in with a triple, bounced to his feet and exhorted an already energized Tremont crowd for more noise.
North Clay to play for third place after a 4-3 eight-inning loss to Granville Putnam County in the state se...
CHAMPAIGN — The North Clay Cardinals baseball team will play for third place today after a 4-3 eight-inning loss to Granville (Putnam County) in the second of two state semifinals
Sheriff's office investigating shooting in southwest Champaign
CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting Wednesday evening near the intersection of Kirby Avenue and Duncan Road in southwest Champaign. No injuries were reported.
Champaign man arrested in 1983 cold-case murder in New Mexico
Charlie Brown Jr., 73, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in Champaign in the killing of Agnes Tybo, 71, who was found dead on Nov. 11, 1983, in an Albuquerque
Richey | Underwood, Illini keep adding talent
CHAMPAIGN — The sheer volume of changes in the college basketball world was not the only reason Lincoln Williams was unsigned and available in June.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — While schools are not in session, recruiting and retention season is in full swing for educators. It
Mother remembers 16-year-old killed in Champaign shooting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — As Champaign Police continue searching for answers in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy, his family is remembering him as a loving son, brother and
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) - Champaign Police were dispatched at 12:06 a.m. on June 6 to the 2000 block of Cynthia Drive in Champaign, following reports of a shooting with injuries.
Champaign County building permits, May 29-June 5, 2026
Each week, we'll run details of permits for all new single-family and multi-family residences — as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000 — in Champaign, R...
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) — As National Gun Violence Prevention Week begins Friday, a Champaign County coalition is launching a new summer program aimed at helping teens avoid violence by providing
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Going global?
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood in a top ten men's basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
Champaign man gets 25 years for stabbing first responders
A Champaign man will serve a 25-year prison sentence for a stabbing attack on first responders who answered an emergency call he placed last year.
City of Champaign considers new blueprint to manage homeless population
Champaign's point-in-time survey shows the city saw a 159% increase in homelessness from 2022-25.