Quantcast
breaking news

Thousands sign holiday cards for vets

Updated: November 16, 2012
watch video
CHAMPAIGN -- Thousands in Central Illinois are writing to make veterans' holidays a little brighter. So far, 2,000 cards have been signed.

There are so many the Stevic Senior Center actually ran out of cards. The Danville VA will collect them and send them to veterans just in time for the holiday season.

Comments

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

SPRINGFIELD - Governor Quinn has an idea on how to solve the pension crisis.  But some experts say it may not work....

SPRINGFIELD -- If you're in town this week, you could see a piece of World War II history in the sky. ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Five motorcyclists were killed in Central Illinois just last month....

SPRINGFIELD -- Monday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a second request for an extension on the deadline to file an appeal to the Supreme Court on concealed-carry....

Update: 4:00 pm, 6/17/13, Monday    DECATUR -- The Macon County coroner has made contact with the next of kin of a woman who was found dead in a portable toilet....

DECATUR -- Police released the name of the man accused of leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run. ...

NORMAL -- Some of the state's top athletes are in Central Illinois this weekend. ...

SPRING BAY -- Business owners along the Illinois River weren't sure if one restaurant could survive this year's record flooding....

SPRINGFIELD -- Investigators into violent crimes will soon have an extra tool. The Supreme Court ruled they can DNA test suspects immediately after arrest....

SPRINGFIELD -- If you want to use your phone behind the wheel, you could soon be limited to hands-free only....

 
More From WCIA News
  • Boy Critical After Bike Accident
    Tuesday, June 5, 2007 @ 2:39 PM
    An 11-year-old boy from Shelby County is in critical condition after being hit by a car while riding his bike.
    Read More»
  • Vermilion Co. EPA Study
    Tuesday, June 5, 2007 @ 1:16 PM
    People in one Vermilion County town are worried for their safety after a recent EPA study shows a site in Hegeler must be cleaned up...
    Read More»
  • Clinton Baby Injured
    Tuesday, June 5, 2007 @ 1:07 PM
    A baby girl is in critical condition tonight and how she got hurt has police asking questions.
    Read More»
  • University Viaduct falling to pieces
    Tuesday, June 5, 2007 @12:13 PM
    Road crews are fixing crumbling concrete on the University Viaduct for a second time.
    Read More»
  • Judge Throws Out Chief Lawsuits
    Tuesday, June 5, 2007 @ 9:37 AM
    A Champaign County judge threw out two lawsuits Tuesday that could have reversed Chief Illiniwek’s retirement.
    Read More»
 
Connect with ciLiving

 
 
 
©1998 - 2013 Illinoishomepage.net
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved