Here's a look at some stories appearing in Thursday's paper.

Champaign public works crews are having a harder time than usual fighting a pesky perennial problem — potholes. This is one of the worst years on record, and the situation is no better in Urbana and Danville, Pat Wade and Tracy Moss report.

Deb Pressey reports that Carle Clinic buildings will open Thursday under a new name — Carle Physician Group — after the sale of the clinic to Carle Foundation Hospital became final.

Among the stories scheduled for Wednesday's newspaper, Pat Wade reports that Champaign's historic preservation commission will hear comments Thursday as it works toward a recommendation of what to do about the Virginia Theatre's marquee.

Also, Paul Wood and Julie Wurth report that four more units are under budget review at the University of Illinois.

Here's some highlights from what's coming in Tuesday's paper.

Pat Wade reports that Timothy Shriver, the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and cousin of UI board Chairman Christopher Kennedy, will be the speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony in May.

Jodi Heckel is covering the Champaign school board meeting, where the board is expected to issue reduction in force notices to a number of teachers.

Wednesday is Ed Kieser's last day on the job as WILL's meteorologist. Paul Wood reports.

 Lots of good reading coming in Sunday's (March 28) News-Gazette.

Columnist Jim Dey details the recently released report on the Northern Illinois University shooting of Feb. 14, 2008, in which University of Illinois graduate student and former NIU student Steven Kazmierczak killed five students and injured 21 before turning the gun on himself. The reports includes a psychological autopsy of Kasmierczak that ultimately offers only speculation on why Kazmierczak acted as he did, Dey writes.

Some good stories coming in Friday's paper.

Melissa Merli has the lineup of movies for this year's Ebertfest, which is coming up April 21-25.

Paul Wood reports on how local school districts fared on the state school board's assessment of school finances.

Julie Wurth reports that a major overhaul of the federal student loan system passed by Congress would have little impact on the University of Illinois and Parkland College, but will mean some changes at Danville Community College.

Tom Kacich is in Springfield again today, and there's a lot going on. He'll have reports for the Web and for tomorrow's newspaper.

Tom Kacich has been in Springfield Tuesday -- he'll be reporting on a bill before a House committee that would allow schools generating alternative energy to sell excess back to utility companies. A version of the story appears under local news on our Web site. 

Tom's column in Wednesday's paper deals with the politics of the county board independent redistricting plan. He points out that the plan in the long run could actually benefit more the Democrats who voted against it than the Republicans who supported it.

Sunday, March14, marks the start of National Sunshine Week, a non-partisan initiative led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to encourage discussion about the importance of open government and freedom of information in our democracy.