UPDATE: The vehicle has been pulled out of the water. It has been confirmed that nobody was in the vehicle. CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Update at 11:37 a.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign Fire Department shared some more details on an incident Wednesday ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The fire may be out, but the investigation isn’t over into what caused a massive fire at a Champaign apartment building over the weekend. Fire officials said a lot of ...

TOLONO, Ill. (WCIA) — A barn was considered a total loss, and at least two horses died in a fire that was seemingly caused by ...

Funk has served as the City's Interim Fire Chief since July 2025. Before that, he served as the Champaign Fire Department for 26 years, rising to the rank of Deputy Fire Chief before retiring in 2023.

Firefighters at the scene of one of the multiple-alarm fires the Champaign Fire Department fought in the same night last spring. Firefighters at the scene of one of the multiple-alarm fires the ...

Black Dog Champaign remains closed after Tuesday’s smoker fire. In downtown Champaign on Sept. 5, 2025. Damage from Tuesday’s smoker fire at Black Dog. In downtown Champaign on Sept. 5, 2025. Black ...