C-U getting new king of buildings on campus

CHAMPAIGN – City officials are calling it "the whopper."

Construction is expected to begin this month on a 24-story Campustown apartment building that will become the tallest building in Champaign-Urbana once it is finished in 16 months.

Also on this date

• New Urbana school board officers, principals seated
• Champaign mayor to seek smoking ban repeal on May 15
• State smoking ban clears hurdle
• Judge: Urbana schools entitled to police info
• Urbana mayor won't reappoint longtime official
• Danville hotel construction to start this summer
• Triple fatal officially ruled murder
• Homeless man charged in residential burglary
• Student arrested on drug charge
• Obituaries

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