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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 …
State Treasurer returns $17.2 million in missing money in January
Feb 13, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office returned nearly $17.2 million in missing money during January, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced on Tuesday. The total includes more than $15.7 million in cash and interest and more than $1.4 million in stock value. All told, 25,434 claims were paid.
Circle K rolling out new rewards program, discounted gas - WICS
Mar 6, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — On Thursday, March 7th, Circle K is rolling out Inner Circle, the brand’s first free membership program, across the Midwest, Great Lakes and American Heartland, including locations throughout Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. To celebrate, Circle K is taking 30 cents off per gallon of fuel from 3 to 6 p.m. local time.
Danville District 118 shifts to E-Learning after receiving school threat
Oct 2, 2024 · DANVILLE, Ill. (WICS) — Danville School District 118 has received a threat to their school on Wednesday. Officials say they will pivot to an E-Learning day, to allow the authorities to investigate. All district buildings will be closed today.
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while …
Sep 23, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago newspaper reporter whose work freed a wrongly convicted killer in “Call Northside 777,” the lockup had already been standing nearly a quarter of a century. Now, 76 years and hundreds of millions of dollars of neglected repairs later, the ...
CWLP workers return from assisting in Hurricane Helene recovery …
Oct 10, 2024 · Crews from CWLP worked for two weeks assisting in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, however this trip had many challenges. “They had no communication, no cell phone service, no water, no electric, so it really made it challenging for them," said Matt Huff, Superintendent of Distribution & General Services at CWLP.
City of Springfield partners with Evans Recycling for annual …
Oct 2, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works, in cooperation with Evans Recycling, is pleased to announce the return of the annual yard waste drop-off weeks for Springfield residents. This service will be available from October 21, 2024, through November 30, 2024, allowing residents to conveniently dispose of their yard.
WATCH: Body camera footage of deputy-involved shooting of …
Jul 22, 2024 · The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office has released body camera footage of the deputy-involved shooting of Sonya Massey on July 6. On July 6, at 12:50 a.m. Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue in Springfield. During the incident, Sonya Massey, 36, was shot and later pronounced deceased at ...
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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 …