NOW YOUR FORECAST FIRST...
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((KEVIN)) Tonight Mostly
cloudy, then gradually
becoming mostly clear, with a
low around 32. Calm wind
becoming west northwest around
5 mph after midnight. Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Breezy, with a west southwest
wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to
16 to 21 mph in the afternoon.
Winds could gust as high as 33
mph. Tuesday Night Mostly
clear, with a low around 34.
Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high
near 50. West southwest wind 9
to 16 mph becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Winds could
gust as high as 22 mph.
NOW YOUR FORECAST FIRST...
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I was unlawfully terminated
... and lawfully reinstated
... and now I'm seeking
justice AND SHE SAYS IT'S NOT
JUST FOR HERSELF. WHY ONE
WOMAN IS SUING A CITY FOR
DISCRIMINATION. A FOURTH CASE
OF CORONAVIRUS HAS SURFACED IN
ILLINOIS. WE'LL TELL YOU
WHERE.
((KARINA)) ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT
IS SEEING MORE KIDS IN THE
CLASSROOM. WHAT ELSE THEY WANT
TO SEE MORE OF TO HELP WITH
THE GROWING CLASSES.
YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR LOCAL
NEWS LEADER... THIS IS WCIA
THREE NEWS AT FIVE.
((PAUL)) A WOMAN IN DANVILLE IS
SPEAKING PUBLICALLY FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE FILING A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY. SHE
SAYS ... SHE ISN'T JUST
FIGHTING FOR HERSELF. GOOD
EVENING ... I'M PAUL CICCHINI.
((JENNIFER)) AND I'M JENNIFER
ROSCOE. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS
RACIAL AND AGE-RELATED
HARASSMENT AGAINST A LONG-
TIME CITY EMPLOYEE. THIS IS A
FOLLOW UP FROM LAST WEEK
TODAY, LISA ROBINSON TOLD US
THE HARASSMENT HAS
STOPPED...BUT THAT'S NOT
STOPPING HER FROM TAKING THIS
TO COURT. WCIA 3'S JESSICA
KUNZ IS LIVE IN THE CONTROL
ROOM. JESSICA -- WHAT IS SHE
LOOKING FOR?
((JESSICA)) THE LAWSUIT
SPECIFICALLY ASKS FOR DANVILLE
TO PUT PROCEDURES IN PLACE
THAT WOULD STOP DISCRIMINATION
AND HARASSMENT BASED ON RACE
... AS WELL AS AN "INDEPENDENT
MONITOR" TO OVERSEE THE
POLICIES. 51-YEAR-OLD ROBINSON
SAYS SHE WAS DENIED ACCESS TO
FILES AND OTHER INFORMATION
BECAUSE OF HER RACE AND AGE.
TWO YEARS AGO, CITY OFFICIALS
TRIED TO FIRE HER FROM HER JOB
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING AND URBAN
SERVICES. A UNION ARBITRATOR
RULED THERE WERE NO GROUNDS
FOR THAT ... AND GOT HER JOB
BACK ... THIS TIME AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS
ALL OF THE BEHAVIOR STOPPED
AFTER HER BOSS RETIRED LAST
YEAR. ROBINSON SAYS SHE TRIED
TO SOLVE THIS WITH THE CITY
OUT OF COURT ... BUT COULDN'T.
SHE SHARED A STATEMENT WITH
WCIA TODAY ... ABOUT WHY SHE'S
FILING THE LAWSUIT NOW.
Lisa Robinson/Danville First
-- what happened to me was
wrong -- discrimination and
retaliation should not be
tolerated at work ...
especially when working for
the city. Second, I wanna make
sure what happened to me does
not happen to any other
Danville employee FORMER MAYOR
SCOTT EISENHAUER AND CURRENT
MAYOR RICKEY WILLIAMS HAVE
BOTH DECLINED TO COMMENT ON
THE LAWSUIT. TWO OF HER FORMER
BOSSES ARE ALSO NAMED AS
DEFENDANTS ... INCLUDING
FORMER PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR,
LARRY THOMASON AND DIRECTOR OF
THE ENGINEERING AND URBAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DAVID
SCHNELLE.
((JESSICA)) ROBINSON STARTED
WORKING FOR THE CITY IN 1994.
SHE IS CURRENTLY AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR
THE DANVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THANKS JESSICA.
((JENNIFER)) IN ADDITION TO
STARTING NEW POLICIES ...
ROBINSON'S LAWSUIT ALSO WANTS
THE COURT TO DECLARE THAT
DANVILLE "INTENTIONALLY
VIOLATED THE AGE
DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYEMENT
ACT." SHE'S ALSO ASKING FOR
DAMAGES THAT WOULD COVER
ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS,
LOST PAY AND BENEFITS.
((JENNIFER)) ONE PERSON IS DEAD
AFTER A CAMPER FIRE LAST
NIGHT. IT HAPPENED AT N-
S-P-O-A CAMPGROUND IN
PETERSBURG -- NORTHWEST OF
SPRINGFIELD. THE MENARD COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE FIRE
SPREAD TO NEARBY CAMPERS. THEY
WERE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT BUT
FOUND ONE PERSON DEAD. THEIR
NAME HASN'T BEEN RELEASED YET.
((PAUL)) A MAN IN WESTVILLE
COULD BE FACING UP TO 15 YEARS
IN PRISON FOR AN ATTEMPTED
BANK ROBBERY. TRAVIS PICHON
APPEARED IN COURT TODAY. HE
WAS ARRESTED AN HOUR AFTER
POLICE RESPONDED TO A ROBBERY
AT THE CHASE BANK ON UNVERSITY
AVENUE IN CHAMPAIGN ON
SATURDAY. POLICE FOUND HIM
WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THEY SAY ... HE MATCHED THE
PERSON ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
HE'S CHARGED WITH FELONY
THEFT. IF CONVICTED -- HE
COULD SPEND UP TO 15 YEARS IN
PRISON.
((PAUL)) LEROY POLICE NEED HELP
IDENTIFYING THE PERSON OR
PEOPLE WHO ROBBED A GUN STORE.
IT HAPPENED AT GUNS AND GLORY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. POLICE
SAY ... A GREY S-U-V OR
CROSSOVER WAS SEEN IN THE AREA
AT THE TIME. NO WORD ON WHAT
WAS TAKEN. IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
-- CALL POLICE.
((JENNIFER)) A SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICER IS OKAY AFTER POLICE
SAY CHAMPAIGN STUDENT HIT HIM
IN THE FACE. THEY SAY IT
HAPPENED FRIDAY AT CENTENNIAL
HIGH SCHOOL. A FEMALE STUDENT
WAS "DISRUPTIVE". POLICE SAY
WHEN RESOURCE OFFICER STEPHEN
VOGEL TRIED TO CALM HER
DOWN...SHE HIT HIM. SHE WAS
TAKEN TO THE CHAMPAIGN
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.
VOGEL WAS ABLE TO KEEP WORKING
AS NORMAL.
((JENNIFER)) THE CHAMPAIGN
DISTRICT IS LOOKING TO FILL
SOME IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
((PAUL)) THEY SAY ... THE MAIN
FOCUS IS ON FINDING SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS. W-C-I-A 3's KARINA
RUBIO IS LIVE IN CHAMPAIGN.
KARINA -- WHAT ARE THEY DOING
TO FIND SUBSTITUTES?
((KARINA)) THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE
RECRUITMENT FAIR GOING ON
BEHIND ME RIGHT NOW. THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY'VE
DONE THIS EVENT BEFORE -- BUT
IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS AND THEY
WERE USUALLY AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEY
WANTED TO DO THINGS
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR BY
GETTING SUBSTITUTES ON BOARD
BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR. UNIT FOUR SCHOOLS
SAYS THEY'RE DOING THIS TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR
GROWING COMMUNITIES.
"As the number of students
continues to grow, as our
regular staff continues to
grow, as the number of schools
we have continues to grow,
we're always in need of
substitutes. THE DISTRICT SAYS
THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR MORE
TEACHERS' AIDES, BUS DRIVERS,
AND FOOD SERVICE STAFF.
((KARINA)) SOME PEOPLE HERE ARE
BEING INTERVIEWED ON THE SPOT
IF THEY SUBMITTED RESUMES
BEFOREHAND. UNIT FOUR SAYS IF
YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TO
THE FAIR TODAY -- YOU CAN
STILL APPLY ONLINE. LIVE IN
CHAMPAIGN, KARINA RUBIO, WCIA
THREE, YOUR LOCAL NEWS LEADER.
THANKS KARINA.
((PAUL)) THE CHAMPAIGN SCHOOL
DISTRICT SAYS ... TO QUALIFY
FOR A SUBSTITUTE TEACHING
POSITION -- YOU NEED A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE. POSITIONS
LIKE TEACHERS' AIDE REQUIRES
ONLY SOME COLLEGE CREDIT. THE
DISTRICT SAYS ... THE
POSITIONS COME WITH FLEXIBLE
SCHEDULES.
((PAUL)) A 4TH PERSON IN
ILLINOIS HAS TESTED POSITIVE
FOR CORONAVIRUS. THE ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS ... IT'S A WOMAN IN HER
70s IN COOK COUNTY. SHE'S THE
WIFE OF THE MAN DIAGNOSED AS
THE 3RD CASE IN THE STATE. THE
WOMAN IS QUARANTINED AT HOME,
THE MAN'S IN ISOLATION AND
RECEIVING CARE AT NORTHWEST
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. BOTH ARE
SAID TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORKING
TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR PEOPLE
WHO WERE IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
THE 2 PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY
DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS IN
ILLINOIS HAVE MADE A FULL
RECOVERY.
((ROSCOE)) ONE HOSPITAL IS
MAKING SURE PEOPLE WITH CANCER
CAN FIGHT IT IN THE COMFORT OF
THEIR OWN CITY. WHERE A 3
MILLION DOLLAR DONATION IS
GOING TO HELP THAT. ((PAUL))
PLUS -- BEING IN A HOSPITAL
DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T CAST
YOUR BALLOT. WHAT YOU HAVE TO
DO TO VOTE.
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