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New funding helps small communities make drinking water safer
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New funding helps small communities make drinking water safer

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 4, 2025

(WAND) — A new funding project from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will help small or disadvantaged communities eliminate contam…

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois scrambling to save after-school programs

Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois scrambling to save after-school programs

  • Updated Aug 11, 2025

The Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois said that due to a lack of funding, several program locations have been cut.

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8 Central Illinois school districts to receive over $3 million in funding
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8 Central Illinois school districts to receive over $3 million in funding

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Aug 7, 2025

(WAND) — Eight school districts across Central Illinois will receive over $3 million in funding on top of the base funding that the state provides.

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Public broadcasting cuts to hit local PBS stations

Public broadcasting cuts to hit local PBS stations

  • Updated Aug 5, 2025

WEIU is connected to Eastern Illinois University, offering a training ground for broadcast students, and recent cuts will lead to a loss of ab…

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$6.4 million secured for Champaign County Head Start programs

$6.4 million secured for Champaign County Head Start programs

  • Updated Aug 1, 2025
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$6.4 million secured for Champaign County Head Start programs
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$6.4 million secured for Champaign County Head Start programs

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

The competitive grant will serve 269 children and 111 infants and toddlers across the county.

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CPB to shut down operations after Congress cuts its funding
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CPB to shut down operations after Congress cuts its funding

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder of NPR and PBS, announced Friday that it will begin an "orderly wind-down" of its operations after Congress cut its funding.  

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Community bands together to protest Medicaid cuts
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Community bands together to protest Medicaid cuts

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jul 26, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The Champaign community came together on Saturday to protest against recent Medicaid and health care funding cuts.

Willard airport to receive $400,000 in federal funding
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Willard airport to receive $400,000 in federal funding

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jul 11, 2025

SAVOY, Ill. (WAND) — Willard Airport will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Authority.

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IL EATS program ends, cuts access to local produce and meats
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IL EATS program ends, cuts access to local produce and meats

  • Carlee Bronkema
  • Updated Jul 3, 2025

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - For more than a year, the Illinois Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems (IL EATS) connected local farmers with …

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