Northern Vermilion pummeled by rain

HOOPESTON – Parts of northern Vermilion County have received a steady flow of rain since 5 p.m. Monday.

Rick Harper, severe weather coordinator for the Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency, said several county roads in the Hoopeston, East Lynn and Rankin areas were flooded by steady rain between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Also on this date

• UI reviewing admissions process, suspends 'Category I'
• Cost of proposed Paxton bridge questioned at hearing
• Mansfield applying for street work assistance
• House says 'no' to temporary income tax proposal
• UI receives small financial boost in bill sent to Quinn
• Fee, tax increases on Champaign council's agenda
• Champaign residents generally OK with cable-rate hike
• Natural-gas tax could be a big boost for Champaign
• End of consent decree will bring only minor changes
• Obituaries

» More