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Distracted driving targeted in Champaign County for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
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Distracted driving targeted in Champaign County for Distracted Driving Awareness Month

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 29, 2026

Drivers in Champaign County can expect increased distracted driving enforcement in April.

Springfield increases fines for animal cruelty, fighting offenses
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Springfield increases fines for animal cruelty, fighting offenses

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 4, 2026

The Springfield City Council approved changes to the city's animal cruelty and animal fighting ordinances Tuesday night.

OSHA fines Illinois grain silo operator over $276k after worker suffers serious injury
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OSHA fines Illinois grain silo operator over $276k after worker suffers serious injury

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Feb 24, 2026

Federal investigators found that a central Illinois grain silo operator violated safety standards after a worker suffered a serious foot injury. 

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Illinois law bans police from ticketing students for breaking school rules

Illinois law bans police from ticketing students for breaking school rules

  • Updated Aug 20, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Wednesday to ban police from giving tickets and citations to students who violate school rules.

Springfield police can soon tow, impound vehicles that flee law enforcement
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Springfield police can soon tow, impound vehicles that flee law enforcement

  • Updated May 12, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A new Springfield ordinance will allow Springfield police to tow and impound vehicles that unlawfully flee or elude…

Student 'party patrol' continues work to keep COVID-19 under control at U of I
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Student 'party patrol' continues work to keep COVID-19 under control at U of I

  • Jan 25, 2021

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - A "party patrol" featuring University of Illinois students is again working to keep COVID-19 under control in …

Mask mandate unanimously passes in Springfield
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Mask mandate unanimously passes in Springfield

  • Updated Nov 5, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Springfield's city council unanimously passed a mask mandate Wednesday night. 

3 central IL nursing homes facing fines for violations
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3 central IL nursing homes facing fines for violations

  • Oct 20, 2020

ILLINOIS (WAND) - Three central Illinois nursing homes face fines for violations, which the Illinois Department of Public Health said led to i…

Champaign emergency orders include rules for parties, fines for violations
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Champaign emergency orders include rules for parties, fines for violations

  • Updated Aug 19, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - New Champaign emergency orders set rules for parties and gatherings and laid out possible fines for breaking those rules. 

Pritzker: Fines for people who refuse to wear masks worth considering
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Pritzker: Fines for people who refuse to wear masks worth considering

  • Updated Aug 4, 2020

ILLINOIS (WAND) - Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters he said fines are worth considering at the local level for people who refuse to wear masks i…

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