Weather Now: Clearing, but getting colder
Reported By: Derick Fabert/WCIA-3 News
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @10:27 PM
The forecast for the next few hours.
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Senate approves driver hand-held cell phone ban
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 9:53 PM
SPRINGFIELD-- The Illinois Senate narrowly approved a bill that would ban hand-held cell phones behind the wheel.
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Strange odor causes school evacuation
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 9:45 PM
PONTIAC-- A suspected gas leak caused a school to be evacuated Thursday.
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It takes a village, looking to expand
Reported By: Megan Brilley/WCIA-3 News
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 8:36 PM
MAHOMET -- A non-profit group in central Illinois is trying to expand but could use a helping hand from the community.
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School age requirement debate
Reported By: Megan Brilley/WCIA-3 News
Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 8:25 PM
ILLINOIS -- A new bill could force you to send your kids to school at an earlier age.
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It's a yes vote for no smoking statewide. The state senate signed off on its version of a smoke-free Illinois on Thursday. It would stop people from lighting up in all public places except hotel rooms and nursing homes. The state says it could lose up to $60 million in cigarette tax money if the ban becomes law. Supporters say it's worth it. They say the state's ban is stronger than local ones. Cheri Manrique of the CU Smokefree Alliance says, "If the law passes in Illinois, than the CU Smokefree Alliance's job will be done because it will be all work places. That's what we've been working for for the last 4 years. And it will be even stricter than Champaign's. It will be even stricter than Urbana's because Urbana's ban is only 6 feet from entrances, and this will be 15 feet from all entrances." The house is poised to vote on its own smoking ban. There's no word from the governor's office if he'll sign it if lawmakers can agree on a single plan.
