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Construction of new businesses near Rantoul Family Sports Complex ahead of schedule
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Construction of new businesses near Rantoul Family Sports Complex ahead of schedule

  • By DAVE HINTON dhinton@news-gazette.com
  • 3 hrs ago

Village Administrator Scott Eisenhauer said winds of more than 60 miles an hour made the walls come tumbling down like those of ancient Jericho.

Just Askin' | Veo bikes or scooters?
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Just Askin' | Veo bikes or scooters?

  • By ETHAN SIMMONS esimmons@news-gazette.com
  • Mar 20, 2023

Looks like the VeoRides are back in C-U. Which gets more use: the electric scooters or bikes?

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It's Your Business | Enjoy spring's arrival at garden centers
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It's Your Business | Enjoy spring's arrival at garden centers

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  • Mar 20, 2023

Another location for Danville Gardens – but not a return to Champaign.

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Lincoln Square owner: Consultant's ideas for Urbana mall 'preposterous'
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Lincoln Square owner: Consultant's ideas for Urbana mall 'preposterous'

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  • Mar 19, 2023

For Lincoln Square owner Jim Webster, the ideas pitched by consultants for the future use of his downtown Urbana mall are “all negative.”

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New Champaign dispensary aims to open soon
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New Champaign dispensary aims to open soon

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  • Mar 18, 2023

Cloud9 will be Champaign-Urbana’s fourth cannabis dispensary, including one Sunnyside dispensary in Champaign and two NuEra locations in Champaign and Urbana.

Barbecue vouchers aimed at inspiring acts of kindness
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Barbecue vouchers aimed at inspiring acts of kindness

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  • Mar 18, 2023

“As patrons come in, they will give them a voucher for a discount. They hope people would then reciprocate the act of kindness,” said Wood N' Hog co-owner, Michael McDonald.

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U.S. Department of Energy renews UI's bioenergy research hub
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U.S. Department of Energy renews UI's bioenergy research hub

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  • Mar 18, 2023

The DOE announced Friday that it’s investing $590 million over the next five years for its four Bioenergy Research Centers. More than $120 million will go to the UI-led CABBI.

UI bioenergy research center gets five-year extension
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UI bioenergy research center gets five-year extension

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The University of Illinois Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) will receive more than $120 million from the Department of Energy through 2027 to continue researching ag-based energy alternatives. 

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