Central Illinois Gazette
Republican Winkel withdraws from circuit clerk race
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:11am | Tom KacichFormer state Sen. Rick Winkel of Urbana said today that he is pulling out of the March 20 primary election race for Champaign County circuit court clerk.
"When I announced I would run for circuit clerk, I expressed my desire to
reenter the public arena to serve the public. However, I have withdrawn my
Looks like our lengthy warm spell will continue
Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:10am | Tom Kacich
National Weather Service says we're right in the middle of the area most likely to have above average temperatures in February.
Daily dose: Local history, 13th Congressional District fundraising, Light workload in Springfield
Mon, 02/06/2012 - 8:23am | Tom KacichLocal history
Right in-between the bad weather; snow to the north and freezing rain and sleet to the southeast
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:23pm | Tom Kacich
No more talk of freezing rain/sleet in Champaign, Vermilion counties today
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:22am | Tom Kacich
From the National Weather Service ...
Friday aft/evening weather outlook improving: now just "minor ice acculmulation" here
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 3:25pm | Tom KacichFriday night weather looking dicey: snow, sleet, freezing rain in East Central Illinois
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 8:05am | Tom Kacich

More warm weather headed this way, says National Weather Service
Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:16pm | Tom Kacich| Temperature |
WGN projects a little more than 2 inches of snow for C-U, 7-plus inches for Chicago
Thu, 01/12/2012 - 4:12pm | Tom KacichThe WGN-TV weather center projections show Champaign-Urbana could receive even less than the 3 to 5 inches of snow that had been forecasted.
National Weather Service observers say we have received about 2 inches so far in Champaign County area. Higher totals are reported to the northeast.







