CHAMPAIGN – A banking company operating under tight restrictions from state and federal regulators will try to explain its situation to shareholders this week.

CIB Marine Bancshares – the parent company of Central Illinois Bank – will hold an informational meeting for shareholders at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Matteson.

URBANA – Less than a year after the Champaign-Urbana Dialysis Center was threatened with the loss of its certification to treat Medicare patients, public complaints about poor sanitation and patient rights issues at the facility are continuing, a local consumer group says.

"We feel this company is either negligent or incompetent," said Claudia Lennhoff, executive director of Champaign County Health Care Consumers.

LODA – Iroquois County officials and Illinois State Police are continuing to investigate the abduction of a 3-year-old Loda boy by his father, who has apparently changed their appearances.

Iroquois County sheriff's Lt. Randy Eimen said today that Daniel J. Tester, 33, and his son, James Earl Tester, nicknamed "Jet," were last seen about 10:30 p.m. Monday at a motel in Madison, Wis. The boy appeared to be in good condition, he said.

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign City Council will consider tonight whether to increase the city sales tax and the city's telecommunications tax to help pay for a new city library and other projects.

Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart predicts the votes are there to pass both increases.