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Champaign Unit 4 considers security upgrades after gunfire hits school
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Champaign Unit 4 considers security upgrades after gunfire hits school

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jan 26, 2026

A week after a Champaign public school building was hit by gunfire, the school board is discussing ways to increase security in the building.

Springfield District 186 votes to approve new superintendent
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Springfield District 186 votes to approve new superintendent

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jan 20, 2026

The Springfield Public Schools District 186 Board of Education voted Tuesday to name Terrance Jordan as the district's next superintendent.

Springfield 186 School Board weighing 4.56% tax levy increase
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Springfield 186 School Board weighing 4.56% tax levy increase

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 17, 2025

Springfield 186 is asking for a 4.56% increase, which would raise property taxes by about $7 a month on a $100,000 home.

Parents, teachers voice support for former superintendent at Unit 4 meeting
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Parents, teachers voice support for former superintendent at Unit 4 meeting

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 29, 2025

Parents and teachers shared their concerns with the Champaign School District school board Monday night as the district remains months away from selecting a new superintendent.

Early elections under way for DPS school board candidates
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Early elections under way for DPS school board candidates

  • Hannah Flayhan
  • Updated Mar 11, 2025

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Early voting started late February, and with just a few weeks away from the Consolidated Election, candidates are takin…

Group hosts candidates running for office in Decatur
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Group hosts candidates running for office in Decatur

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 7, 2025

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- The Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations is hosting a forum for residents to hear about candidates running for offi…

Parents and teachers rallying for Unit 4 employees
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Parents and teachers rallying for Unit 4 employees

  • Updated Jun 10, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - After a shooting last fall near Booker T. Washington Elementary, teachers and students spoke out about student safety…

Former Springfield school board member to serve prison time for theft
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Former Springfield school board member to serve prison time for theft

  • Updated Jun 29, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A former Springfield school board member will serve over a decade in prison for theft. 

DPS board approves interim superintendent contract
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DPS board approves interim superintendent contract

  • Jun 22, 2021

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur Public Schools board members have approved the contract for the district's interim superintendent. 

Headwear policy partially changed by Effingham schools in board vote
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Headwear policy partially changed by Effingham schools in board vote

  • Updated May 24, 2021

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - Effingham schools have partially changed their headwear policy after recent backlash from a student being asked to re…

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