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Illinois officials honor Telecommunicators during national recognition week

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (205+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)" State officials are recognizing the critical role of emergency dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, observed April 12"18, 2026. The Illinois State Fire Marshal and Illinois State Police are joining together to honor the professionals who answer emergency calls…...

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Sangamon County Board approves data center land proposal amid heated debate

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (417+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) " Tensions ran high in Sangamon County Tuesday night as the board voted yes on a proposal to bring a data center to the county. Cyrus One addresses concerns ahead of Sangamon Co. data center vote Sangamon County delays…...

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Cyrus One addresses concerns ahead of Sangamon Co. data center vote

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (349+ words) AUBURN, Ill. (WAND) -Cyrus One director Bradd Hout is hoping to clear the air after the Sangamon County Board tabled a vote on approving its data center last month. "Cyrus One, we've been around for 25 years, and the facilities we built…...

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Sangamon County delays vote on proposed Cyrus One data center after board meeting

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (342+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Hundreds of Sangamon County residents packed the BOS Center waiting to hear the vote about the new data center. While some oppose the facility, many labor unions feel the project will help families." "I represent 10, 000 working men and…...

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Illinois Secretary of State warns residents about surge in text message scams

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (171+ words) (WAND) " Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning Illinois residents about a surge in text message scams falsely claiming to be from the Secretary of State or the DMV. The Secretary of State's Office said the messages threaten vehicle registration suspension,…...

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Illinois plan could ban loud commercials on streaming apps

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (245+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) " Have you ever watched your favorite show or a movie on a streaming app and the commercials were ten times louder than the content you were watching? Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield) has filed a bill to address that…...

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Love is like ox-ygen with specialty dating profiles

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (87+ words) WANDTV. com Head's up Springfield: Wienermobile making a pit stop in Cap" shift + "slower / faster. seek to previous 12" 6 seek to 10%, 20% " 60% Trump administration cuts $100 million in Illinois public health program funding Police: Wanted man dies by suicide after encounter with Mattoon…...

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Champaign County moves forward with moratorium on 'big data centers"

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) URBANA, Ill. (WAND) " The Champaign County Environment and Land Use Committee voted to put a year-long moratorium on "big data centers" Thursday night." This will only apply to projects that are 10, 000 square feet or larger. There are already four data centers…...

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Verizon offering credit to customers impacted by outage

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (211+ words) (WAND) - Verizon is offering to reimburse customers who were affected by the nationwide outage Wednesday." The New York-based carrier didn't specify what caused Wednesday's disruptions, but confirmed that the outage was resolved by 9: 20 p. m. Verizon previously said it had deployed its…...