In the News Nov. 20

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Construction workers look out over the Blackhawk Biofuels facility in Danville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. After two years of construction, the new biodiesel facility adjacent to Bunge Milling in downtown Danville goes operational Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Photographer: John Dixon

Jack Wagner, left, and Ken Reynolds step over an opening in the roof of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soybean Cyst Nematode Research Greenhouse on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana as they replace acrylic panels Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. The men are glass glazers and work for Ludy's Green House Manufacturing in New Madison, Ohio.

Photographer: John Dixon

From left, former and current Champaign mayors Dannel McCollum (1987-99); Virgil Wikoff (1967-75); Jerry Schweighart (1999-present); and Robert Dodd (1983-87) assemble in the Champaign City Council Chamber on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Champaign is preparing to celebrate its 150th birthday in 2010.

Photographer: Robin Scholz

A Champaign police officer picks up debris from an accident at the corner of Randolph Street and University Avenue in Champaign around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Erica Schneider shows Porter Milling, top, and Elijah King how dinosaurs come from an egg, at the Anita Purves Nature Center in Urbana on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. At the Wee Dig Dinosaurs program, run by Schneider, the environmental public program supervisor, participants dig for bones, create a dinosaur egg, play dinosaur games and make crafts.

Photographer: Heather Coit

An intern is shown enjoying a pedicure at a Playboy playmate's request as an audience watches episodes from the Playboy Mobile presentation of 'Interns' at Lincoln Hall on the University of Illinois campus Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. A panel discussion about the show, a new production from Playboy Enterprises, took place after the screening.

Photographer: Robin Scholz

Designer Cheryl Hussain decorates a tree for Rejuvenis Medical Spa and Cosmetic Surgery at the Festival of Trees set-up Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. The festival is put on by the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana and runs from Nov. 20 to 23.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Drake Bauer, a senior in the University of Illinois' College of Media, asks a panel about the size of the production team for the Playboy 'mobisode' 'Interns,' on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at Lincoln Hall on the UI campus. A screening of 'Interns,' a new production from Playboy Enterprises, took place before the discussion.

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Erica Schneider, top, helps participants dig for dinosaur bones Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at the Anita Purves Nature Center in Urbana. At the Wee Dig Dinosaurs program, run by Schneider, the environmental public program supervisor, participants dig for bones, create a dinosaur egg, play dinosaur games and make crafts.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Panelist Elizabeth Austin, right, vice president of corporate communications for Playboy Enterprises, talks about the current generation's means of communication and entertainment as Lisa Nakamura, University of Illinois professor of communication, Asian-American studies and gender and women's studies, listens after a Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, screening of 'Interns,' the new Playboy 'mobisode' series at Lincoln Hall on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. 'Mobisodes' are content produced for viewing on a mobile phone.

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Guests tour the Blackhawk Biofuels facility in Danville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. After two years of construction, the new biodiesel facility adjacent to Bunge Milling in downtown Danville goes operational Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Mike Denhart, operations manager at the Blackhawk Biofuel facility in Danville, guides visitors on a tour of the plant Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. After two years of construction, the new biodiesel facility adjacent to Bunge Milling in downtown Danville goes operational Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Construction workers guide a beam in place at Blackhawk Biofuels facility in Danville on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. After two years of construction, the new biodiesel facility adjacent to Bunge Milling in downtown Danville goes operational Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Jordan Swaim of DeMaria Masonry in Bement breaks out concrete to extend a glass block window on the back of Weiskamp Professional Screen Printing on Neil Street in Champaign on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.