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...Cold air funnels will be possible...

Cold air funnels are expected today. These cold air funnels are
developing underneath a few showers that are moving across the
area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of air that look
like tornadoes may continue to develop. These funnels usually are
very brief and rarely touch the ground. If these funnels do touch
down...they most likely will not cause damage to life or
property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Significant Loss grant will help Illinois schools going forward

  • Brooke Schlyer is the midday producer and co-anchor. She also reports for the 4 p.m. newscast. 

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Shawnee school district

(WSIL) -- A News 3 follow-up to school funding issues in Galatia and Shawnee, both schools received funding to help with short-term and long-term needs. 

Shawnee Superintendent Shelly Clover-Hill says the Significant Loss grant isn't just for one year, but will be available annually. 

"It’s for any school district now and in the future that may face catastrophic losses due to unforeseen circumstances," she explains in an email to News 3. 

Prior to this, Clover-Hill knew her district and Galatia receiving funding in the Illinois Fiscal Year 2023 budget passed on April 9th, but were unsure of what exactly was included in the package. 

This school year, Shawnee and Galatia have been operating on smaller budgets. The lack comes from Grand Tower Energy Center and a coal mine failing to pay their property taxes.

The districts requested emergency funding to make up for this year's short fall as well as a change to the evidence-based funding formula as a long term solution.

This Significant Loss grant will help with both issues. 

With the funding, fears of consolidation, jobs loss and students having longer bus rides are gone.Â