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"NOW YOUR FORECAST FIRST...
SPONSORED BY MATTEX HEATING
AND COOLING." ((KEVIN))
Tonight Mostly cloudy, then
gradually becoming mostly
clear, with a low around 22.
West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming
north northwest after
midnight. Winds could gust as
high as 20 mph. Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
North northwest wind 6 to 11
mph becoming light and
variable. Winds could gust as
high as 18 mph. Wednesday
Night Increasing clouds, with
a low around 28. South
southeast wind 9 to 16 mph,
with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Rain likely after
noon. Cloudy, with a high near
51. Breezy, with a south wind
17 to 23
"We are putting purchase
limits on products." MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES ARE TRYING TO
MAKE SURE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE
TO BE TURNED AWAY. WHY SOME
BUYERS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
EVEN IF PRODUCT RUNS OUT. A
WELL KNOWN MAN IN ONE
COMMUNITY WAS ACCUSED OF
SEXUAL ABUSE YEARS AGO. WHAT
HE WAS SENTENCED TO. IT'S
TRAINING HIGH PERFORMANCE
ATHLETES GO THROUGH. WHY SOME
FIREFIGHTERS WANT TO DO IT
TOO.
"FROM YOUR LOCAL NEWS
LEADER... THIS IS WCIA THREE
NEWS AT FIVE"
"We have one inventory for
recreational products and one
inventory for medical products
and that's the way it will
stay." ((PAUL)) EVEN WITH A
GREEN RUSH FOR MARIUJANA
ACROSS THE STATE --
DISPENSARIES SAY ... ONE GROUP
OF CUSTOMERS WON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT A SHORTAGE. GOOD
EVENING... I'M PAUL CICCHINI.
JENNIFER IS OFF TONIGHT. WE
TOLD YOU YESTERDAY...
SUNNYSIDE DISPENSARY CLOSED
IT'S DOORS TO CUSTOMERS FOR A
DAY TO GIVE EMPLOYEES A BREAK.
NOW -- OTHER DISPENSARIES ARE
OPENING UP ABOUT SOME OF THE
STRUGGLES THEY'RE SEEING WITH
THE ROLLOUT. WCIA 3'S
GABRIELLE FRANKLIN JOINS US
LIVE. GABRIELLE -- WHAT OTHER
ISSUES ARE THEY HAVING?
((GABRIELLE)) DISPENSARIES
AROUND THE STATE ARE ACTUALLY
RUNNING OUT OF SOME PRODUCTS
TO SELL. BUT IF YOU ARE
MEDICAL CUSTOMER...STATE LAW
IS MAKING SURE THEY SAVE
ENOUGH FOR YOUR NEEDS. LINES
ARE NOT NEARLY AS LONG AS THEY
HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST WEEK.
HERE IN SPRINGFIELD...ILLIN
OIS SUPPLY AND PROVISIONS
ESTIMATES THE AVERAGE WAIT IS
AROUND 15 MINUTES WHICH DOWN
FROM FOUR HOURS LAST WEEK.
SEVERAL DISPENSARIES IN
CHICAGO HAD TO CLOSE THEIR
DOORS FOR RECREATIONAL SALES.
BUT DISPENSARIES IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS ARE MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY
ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH FOR
EVERYONE.
"We are putting purchase
limits on products. Not just
once a day but multiple times
a day, depending on the demand
and the supply that we have.
That's constantly being
adjusted, all with a
philosophy of making sure we
can serve as many people as we
can." BY LAW...DISPENSARIE S
THAT WERE MEDICAL DISPENSARIES
BEFORE MAKING RECREATIONAL
SALES HAVE TO MONTH'S SUPPLY
ON HAND FOR MEDICAL PATIENTS
AT ALL TIMES.
((GABRIELLE)) AS FAR AS
STAFFING GOES... ILLINOIS
SUPPLY AND PROVISIONS SAYS
THEIR WORKERS ARE INDEED
EXHAUSTED BUT THE DISPENSARY
SPOKESMAN SAYS THEY ARE MAKING
SURE THOSE WORKERS TAKES
BREAKS AND HAVE TIME OFF.
((PAUL)) THANKS GABRIELLE.
((PAUL)) BECOMING QUALIFIED TO
WORK IN A DISPENSARY IN
ILLINOIS IS NO WALK IN THE
PARK. OWNERS... MANAGERS...
EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS WHO
HANDLE THE SALE OF MARIJUANA
AND CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCTS
HAVE TO UNDERGO AT LEAST 8
HOURS OF RESPONSIBLE VENDOR
TRAINING BY STATE LAW.
((PAUL)) THE URBANA SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS FIGURING OUT HOW
TO HANDLE THE LEGALIZATION OF
MARIJUANA. THE DISTRICT'S
LAWYER WILL GIVE A
PRESENTATION AT THE SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING TONIGHT ON THE
NEW LAW AND SHOW HOW IT COULD
IMPACT STAFF AND STUDENTS. SHE
WILL BE REVIEWING THE DETAILS
OF THE REGULATIONS OF POT...
PLUS HOW THE DISTRICT PLANS TO
HANDLE RECREATIONAL USE BY
EMPLOYEES. WE'LL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ON WHAT COMES OUT
OF THAT MEETING TONIGHT AT 10.
((PAUL)) PARENTS IN THE
CHAMPAIGN SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK
DIRECTLY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A
LISTENING SESSION AT GARDEN
HILLS ACADEMY AT 5-30. THE
DISTRICT IS ASKING PEOPLE TO
GIVE THEIR INPUT IN 3 AREAS --
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE GAPS...
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND
ENROLLMENT GROWTH. THERE WILL
BE ANOTHER MEETING AT
INTERNATIONAL PREP ACADEMY ON
THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THE SAME
THINGS. LAST MONTH -- PARENTS
SAY... THEY WERE CAUGHT OFF
GUARD BY A DISTRICT PROPOSAL
TO SWAP STUDENTS BETWEEN
GARDEN HILLS AND I-P-A TO MAKE
ROOM FOR A BIGGER SPANISH-
ENGLISH DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
((PAUL)) WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP
TO A SEXUAL ABUSE CASE -- A
MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY
ABUSING A TEENAGER WILL SERVE
2 YEARS OF PROBATION. DAVID
WOODROW -- OF DANVILLE --
PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUAL ABUSE
TODAY. THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
SAYS... WOODROW GOT TO KNOW
HIS VICTIM THROUGH A THEATRE
COMPANY. HE WAS ACCUSED IN
2011. WOODROW IS REQUIRED TO
REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR
LIFE AND UNDERGO COUNSELING.
((PAUL)) A MATTOON POLICE
OFFICER IS FACING D-U-I
CHARGES. W-C-I-A 3's KARINA
RUBIO IS HERE. KARINA -- THIS
COP IS ALSO A SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICER.
((KARINA)) OFFICER SHANE WEST
IS ALSO AN S- R-O AT MATTOON
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WILLIAMS
ELEMENTARY. HE IS FACING
MISDEMEANOR CHARGES FOR
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
WITH A B-A-C LEVEL ABOVE POINT
ZERO EIGHT. WEST WAS PULLED
OVER BY A COLES COUNTY DEPUTY
AROUND 12-30 A-M ON DECEMBER
TWENTY-FIRST. THE JOURNAL
GAZETTE REPORTS HE IS
CURRENTLY ON ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE. I REACHED OUT TO THE
COLES COUNTY SHERIFF AND
MATTOON POLICE FOR MORE
INFORMATION -- BUT HAVE NOT
RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET.
((KARINA)) I ALSO REACHED OUT
TO THE MATTOON SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT. HE DID NOT
WANT TO COMMENT. THANKS
KARINA.
((PAUL)) A MAN FROM CHAMPAIGN
WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
MAKING AND SELLING COUNTERFEIT
PILLS. STEPHAN CAAMANO MADE
MORE THAN 4 MILLION
COUNTERFEIT XANAX PILLS FOR
MORE THAN A YEAR IN HIS GARAGE
AND SOLD THEM TO PEOPLE ACROSS
THE U-S. HE MADE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS DOING IT. HE PLEADED
GUILTY IN APRIL.
((PAUL)) A NEW STATE LAW COULD
LEAD TO HARSHER SENTENCES FOR
CRIMES OF BATTERY OR ASSAULT
IN RELIGIOUS PLACES. RELIGIOUS
HATE CRIMES AND THEIR IMPACT
ON FAITH- BASED COMMUNITIES
HAVE RECENTLY MADE NATIONAL
HEADLINES. THIS WEEKEND --
THOUSANDS MARCHED IN
SOLIDARITY IN NEW YORK CITY. A
RABBI AT SINAI TEMPLE IN
CHAMPAIGN SAYS... WHILE HE
SUPPORTS STRICTER PENALTIES --
HE BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE A
MULTI-FACETED APPROACH WHEN IT
COMES TO ATTACKS IN HOUSES OF
WORSHIP.
"Without education, without
introduction to who is this
group you've been so
indoctrinated to hate, I think
there needs to be that
component as well and I'm
always about trying to
educate." COOK SAYS... HE ALSO
WANTS TO SEE A FOCUS ON
STOPPING ACTS BEFORE THEY
OCCUR.
((PAUL)) THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS IS REVIEWING A
POLICY ABOUT WHAT BOOKS ARE
ALLOWED IN PRISON. LAST YEAR
-- MORE THAN 200 BOOKS WERE
REMOVED FROM THE DANVILLE
CORRECTIONAL CENTER. THEY WERE
ABOUT THINGS LIKE RACE...
GENDER... SEXUALITY AND
DEALING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN
PRISON. THE BOOKS WERE
RETURNED LAST SUMMER. IN
NOVEMBER -- THE D-O-C
IMPLEMENTED A PROCEDURE TO
DETERMINE WHICH BOOKS ARE
ALLOWED. IT'S ADJUSTING THAT
POLICY TO MAKE SURE IT'S
SAFE... SECURE AND
EDUCATIONAL.
CAROL AMMONS/ STATE
REPRESENTATIVE 103RD DISTRICT
I think one of the things we
wanted the Department of
Corrections to continue to
review is the repeals process
so assuming that a person who
is in Danville has a denied
item, a book that's denied
acces to that there has to be
some sort of appeals process
to review that THE D-O-C HOPES
THE REVISED POLICY WILL BE PUT
IN PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT 60
DAYS.
((PAUL)) A FIRE DESTROYED THE
BUILDING FOR SEVERAL
BUSINESSES... BUT THAT DIDN'T
STOP THEM FROM GETTING BACK UP
AND RUNNING. PLUS -- IT'S A
PROGRAM DESIGNED BY NAVY
SEALS. HOW IT'S BEING USED TO