Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

standalone- Dog walker Angela Ragle takes,l-r,Gertie,Remy and Sam for a walk at Hessel Park, all wearing their winter coats. Photo taken thursday Jan. 24,2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Dakota Hubbard and Alexander Purcell,FFA members from Indianola, climb in the cab of a New Holland CR8080 combine. Midwest Ag Expo at Gordyville,USA near Gifford,Il.With over 175 exhibitors, the show is to promote the farm, industrial, outdoor power equipment, dairy and farmstead mechanization industry and to provide services.Weds. Jan 23,8:30-4:30 and thurs. Jan 24 from 8:30 to 3.Photo taken wednesday Jan. 23,2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Midwest Ag Expo at Gordyville,USA near Gifford,Il.With over 175 exhibitors, the show is to promote the farm, industrial, outdoor power equipment, dairy and farmstead mechanization industry and to provide services.Weds. Jan 23,8:30-4:30 and thurs. Jan 24 from 8:30 to 3.Photo taken wednesday Jan. 23,2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

l-r- Fastsprayer representative Mark Dowling,Gilman,talks to Garry Neitzel and Glenn Neitzel,Cedar Lakes, Ind. about the Fastsprayer, which is actually theirs and will be delivered after the expo. Midwest Ag Expo at Gordyville,USA near Gifford,Il.With over 175 exhibitors, the show is to promote the farm, industrial, outdoor power equipment, dairy and farmstead mechanization industry and to provide services.Weds. Jan 23,8:30-4:30 and thurs. Jan 24 from 8:30 to 3.Photo taken wednesday Jan. 23,2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Austin Winters,5,from Tolono sits in a Case IH tractor. Midwest Ag Expo at Gordyville,USA near Gifford,Il.With over 175 exhibitors, the show is to promote the farm, industrial, outdoor power equipment, dairy and farmstead mechanization industry and to provide services.Weds. Jan 23,8:30-4:30 and thurs. Jan 24 from 8:30 to 3.Photo taken wednesday Jan. 23,2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Farmers look over a Case IH 450 Quadtrac tractor. Midwest Ag Expo at Gordyville,USA near Gifford,Il.With over 175 exhibitors, the show is to promote the farm, industrial, outdoor power equipment, dairy and farmstead mechanization industry and to provide services.Weds. Jan 23,8:30-4:30 and thurs. Jan 24 from 8:30 to 3.Photo taken wednesday Jan. 23,2013

Photographer: Heather Coit

Les Stratton, a candidate for Urbana Mayor for the Democratic primary, stands near part of the Boneyard off Broadway Avenue following a press conference at his headquarters in Urbana on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Stratton would like to see bringing businesses to Urbana come first before beautifying the Boneyard.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Les Stratton, a candidate for Urbana Mayor for the Democratic primary, holds a press conference at his headquarter in Urbana on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Stratton would like to see bringing businesses to Urbana come first before beautifying the Boneyard.

Photographer: Heather Coit

University of Illinois students endure another chilly day as they make their way across the Quad between classes in Urbana on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Evan Wool, a University of Illinois senior in environmental sciences, takes care of upkeep at the Greenhouse Conservatory and Plant Collections room in Urbana on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Wool said less sun during the winter means the plants can get too wet. Wool's job is to keep the area open and clean while preparing the conservatory for spring and summer blooms.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Bo Kim, left, a University of Illinois sophomore and computer tutor at Champaign Church of the Brethren, enjoys conversation with Horace Yang, foreground, right, a UI sophomore, and Crystal Krupnick, UI junior, both members of Alpha Phi Omega, as they make hats for the church's clothing closet during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration and Service at the Champaign Church of the Brethren in Champaign on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Dawn Blackman, program director of Motherland Culture Club Ministry, said the hats, which are for those in need, can be picked up along with coats at the church from 4 to 6p.m. on Wednesdays. Community youth made peace banners, which could be displayed at local churches or at the children's homes, and fraternity members made soup to be taken to the TIMES Center later that day. Food, like pinto beans, were also packed for the church's food pantry.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Finished peace banners express children's values and dreams as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration and Service at the Champaign Church of the Brethren in Champaign on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Dawn Blackman, program director of Motherland Culture Club Ministry, led community youth and members of the University of Illinois Alpha Phi Omega fraternity in observing the day by also making soup for the TIMES Center and making hats for the church's clothing closet, which serves those in need.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Rahi Miraftab-Salo, far left, 13, of Champaign, and his twin brother, Omeed, far right, join their friends, Isandro Malik, 12, second from left, of Champaign, and his brother, Joaquin Malik, 14, in taking a break with hot chocolate during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration and Service at the Champaign Church of the Brethren in Champaign on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
Dawn Blackman, program director of Motherland Culture Club Ministry, led the friends and other community youths in honoring King, Jr. by making peace banners, sorting food for the church's food pantry and making hats for those in need in the community.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Jill Taylor, of Mahomet, tightens a scarf for her daughter, Fiona Taylor, 8, as Fiona's big sister, Cecilia Taylor, 9, locates another snowman on the tree at right during a hike along the Snowmen Search trail at Homer Lake Forest Preserve in Homer on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The family also warmed up inside the Interpretive Center nearby, which provided hot tea and hot chocolate, as well as snowmen crafts made from recycled materials.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Daniel Bernstein, 11, of Champaign, sips hot chocolate as he watches Colton Mockbee, far right, 8, of Monticello string Cheerios and pretzels for an animal feeder during the School's Out: Snowmen of Homer program at the Interpretive Center at Homer Lake Forest Preserve in Homer on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Bernstein and his friend, Nate Allen, not pictured, were inside where they also made snowmen crafts from recycled materials.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Champaign police and fire, along with ProAmbulance, respond to a vehicle-rollover, which also struck a house in the 600 block of W. Columbia Ave. in Champaign on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

l-r-Kyle Devry,Emily Smith, Amanda Sikirica and Stephanie Martin fill a bag.. MLK Day of Service at the Illini Union sponsored by the Office of Volunteer Programs. To celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. student volunteers packaged meals to be distributed to those in need through the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. photo taken monday Jan 21, 2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Kyle Devry(right)pours in his part of the meal as ,from to back,Emily Smith and Amanda Sikirica help. MLK Day of Service at the Illini Union sponsored by the Office of Volunteer Programs. To celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. student volunteers packaged meals to be distributed to those in need through the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. photo taken monday Jan 21, 2013

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Country Club Rd. is closed at Broadway Ave. in Urbana as crews begin sewer repairs.The MTD bus stop at that corner has also been moved. photo taken tuesday Jan 22, 2013

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Taiyah Hampton, 6, adjusts the hat of her brother Jaheim, 3, while waiting to catch a bus at the Mass Transit Transfer station on Hazel Street in Danville Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013.

Photographer: Vanda Bidwell

Dog walker Angela Ragle takes,l-r,Gertie,Remy and Sam for a walk at Hessel Park, all wearing their winter coats. Photo taken thursday Jan. 24,2013