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Paris Taco Bell shut down after carbon monoxide leak
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Paris Taco Bell shut down after carbon monoxide leak

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jan 31, 2026

A popular fast food chain in one Edgar County town was forced to close temporarily Saturday after a carbon monoxide leak.

"Suspicious" house fire under investigation in Decatur
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"Suspicious" house fire under investigation in Decatur

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jan 18, 2026

The Decatur Fire Department is investigating after a "suspicious" house fire Saturday night.

New law for firefighter protective gear goes into effect Jan. 1
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New law for firefighter protective gear goes into effect Jan. 1

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 22, 2025

A new state law taking effect next week will ban companies from manufacturing, selling and distributing firefighter protective gear containing forever chemicals.

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IL law banning firefighter protective gear containing forever chemicals takes effect Jan. 1

IL law banning firefighter protective gear containing forever chemicals takes effect Jan. 1

  • Updated Dec 22, 2025

A new state law taking effect next week will ban companies from manufacturing, selling and distributing firefighter protective gear containing…

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Wall collapse forces emergency response at Paris finance office
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Wall collapse forces emergency response at Paris finance office

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 20, 2025

Firefighters worked for over an hour to empty out a finance office in Paris after a wall collapsed Thursday.

Public invited to watch Danville Fire training drills
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Public invited to watch Danville Fire training drills

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 10, 2025

The Danville Fire Department will hold several training sessions in mid-December. 

Residents displaced, cat dead after Decatur fire
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Residents displaced, cat dead after Decatur fire

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 23, 2025

The occupants of a two and a half story home have been displaced and a cat is dead after the home caught fire in Decatur Saturday morning.

Fire in church extinguished in Champaign
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Fire in church extinguished in Champaign

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 19, 2025

Firefighters put out a fire in a Champaign church Wednesday afternoon.

New firefighter shift to help long-term success, retention
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New firefighter shift to help long-term success, retention

  • Alyssa Patrick
  • Updated Nov 17, 2025

The Bloomington Fire Department is hoping to avoid the struggle of retaining quality employees by overhauling its shift structure, giving its firefighters significantly more time off with their families.

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New firefighter shift to help long-term success, retention

New firefighter shift to help long-term success, retention

  • Updated Nov 17, 2025

The Bloomington Fire Department is hoping to avoid the struggle of retaining quality employees by overhauling its shift structure, giving its …

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