Bus company shut down
Reported By: Erica Quednau/WCIA-3 News
Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 2:42 PM
CHAMPAIGN -- The federal government has ordered Illini Tours, Inc. to immediately shut down all operations.
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You Paid For It: Cities react to social media findings
Reported By: Steve Staeger/WCIA 3 News
Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 1:58 PM
SPRINGFIELD - Russian cheerleaders and fitness videos. Last night we showed you what some city employees in our viewing area are watching. Now, we go in...
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In Perspective: Independence with autism
Thursday, May 16, 2013 @11:17 AM
There's a new housing option in Champaign that lets people living with autism also live with independence.
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High school receives award
Reported By: WCIA-3 News
Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 8:29 AM
URBANA-- A high shool is being recognized for its efforts to prepare its students for the future.
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Broom factory nearly catches fire
Reported By: Amanda Porterfield/ WCIA-3 News
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 @10:51 PM
ARCOLA- A broom factory almost caught fire.
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People are creating new identities in the virtual world "Second Life." University of Illinois professor Sharon Tettegah is one of them. In real life, she is a single woman, but online, she's a different version of herself. She's Amma, a married professor, and she's making real money by selling virtual real estate. Tettegah also uses this online world to teach her class at the U of I. She bought an island online with real grant money, and the students used it to create their own education systems. Graduate student Kona Taylor says, "If there's chemistry experiments to where you either can't afford the chemicals or worried students may hurt themselves, you can create those kinds of environments in Second Life to where they could play around with it an wouldn't get hurt" Students also came up with their own curriculum in this online world and even watched a parent-teacher conference happen. 