Springfield News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
WEBSep 5, 2024 · WICS Newschannel 20 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Springfield and nearby towns and communities in the Decatur, and Champaign area, including Jacksonville, Taylorville, Lincoln, Petersburg, Pana, Effingham, Shelbyville, Beardstown, Carlinville, Litchfield and Hillsboro.
Springfield Watch | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News - WICS
WEB2 days ago · WICS Newschannel 20 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Springfield and nearby towns and communities in the Decatur, and Champaign area, including Jacksonville, Taylorville, Lincoln, Petersburg, Pana, Effingham, Shelbyville, Beardstown, Carlinville, Litchfield and Hillsboro.
Springfield Weather | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News - WICS
WEB2 days ago · WICS Newschannel 20 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Springfield and nearby towns and communities in the Decatur, and Champaign area, including Jacksonville, Taylorville, Lincoln, Petersburg, Pana, Effingham, Shelbyville, Beardstown, Carlinville, Litchfield and Hillsboro.
No hearings held for reported police misconduct, over 300 ... - WICS
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The database had over 300 officer complaints filed by law enforcement agencies in 2023. There's over 30,000 police officers in Illinois. "It's hard to evaluate. It seems like it's low," said Redfield. ILETSB confirmed that Grayson was not in the database prior to July 6th -- he fatally shot Sonya Massey in the face after an interaction over a ...
Illinois families seek change: Child tax credit may provide ... - WICS
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Mitch Lifson, Vice-President for Public Policy with 'Children’s Advocates for Change' shared their support for the legislation, Along with providing needed economic relief to Illinois working families, a state child tax credit will help address racial and ethnic disparities in child poverty. U.S. Census data shows that in 2022 the poverty ...
Hospitalization delays start of ex-Illinois state senator’s ... - WICS
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The federal wire fraud and money laundering trial against William “Sam” McCann was delayed Monday after court officials learned that the former Illinois state senator was hospitalized over the weekend. McCann, 54, who waged a third-party campaign for governor in 2018, faces seven counts of wire fraud and single counts of money laundering and tax evasion for ...
Over a dozen cows escape on I-57 after truck tractor flips near
WEBAug 22, 2024 · TUSCOLA, Ill. (WICS) — Cows were on the loose on Interstate 57 northbound south of Route 36, milepost 211 in Tuscola on Thursday morning. At 2:29 a.m. ISP Troop 7 responded to a report of a rolled-over truck tractor with a cattle-hauler trailer. Over a dozen cows got loose and began walking across both the northbound and southbound lanes.
Blue Cross Blue Shield "Blue Choice" plan now out of network
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Tens of thousands of people were impacted after Springfield Clinic went out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield in 2021. That forced patients to either pay out of pocket or switch providers. Now, the insurance company has come to a new agreement. But it isn’t going to help everyone. Blue Cross Blue Shield representatives said the new ...
A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois ... - WICS
WEBMar 28, 2024 · ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A postal carrier was among four people killed when a man went on a stabbing rampage in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. The attacks in Rockford on Wednesday also left seven people injured, and a 22-year-old suspect is in custody. A 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were killed in the stabbings.
Sangamon County forms Massey Commission in response to local …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter and State Senator Doris Turner today announced the formation of the Massey Commission, a citizens' commission established in response to the tragic killing of Sonya Massey. This Commission is a direct response to many thoughtful comments from members of the community voiced during the recent county board meeting and ...