Dan Hampton and Otis Wilson will visit Bayles Lake for a July 4 fundraiser.
Today is Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
After the clerk refused to open the register, Franklin punched him in the face repeatedly and tried to take items from the clerk’s pockets.
Golliday admitted he repeatedly stabbed a man who was sitting on a bench at the Illinois Terminal because the man refused to willingly hand over his cellphone and cigarettes.
'For years it just seemed like we couldn’t get the attendance. Now it’s unbelievable'
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Charlie Dukes wrote things worth reading and did things worth writing about. And now he truly rests in peace, Ray Elliott writes in a tribute to his fellow veteran.
Police said a crowd had gathered outside at the time of the incident with reports of fireworks being set off.
Writes former Champaign County Judge Chase Leonhard: "Penitentiary space should be reserved for offenders who are violent or incorrigible, while community-based sentencing for most other offenders should be both expanded and enhanced."
'A belief system that has been the foundation of this country, and nurtured, and taught, for 400 years is not going to be erased or eradicated in one year. It may very well take another 400 years for that to happen.'
“I feel now that our construction project is over, the district is in fantastic financial position — and we have a great group around the board table, including our superintendent — it is a good time for me to make way for a new person who will bring fresh ideas and thoughts to the table."
Champaign County added four new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, along with 5,348 tests.
One of the most scenic stretches of the Kickapoo Rail Trail — from Oakwood to Danville — is drawing traffic.
“I’ll definitely be more at ease knowing everyone will be vaccinated, because I didn’t want to expose myself unnecessarily last year,” sophomore Grant Feldman said. “Knowing that everyone here will have to be vaccinated, I’ll feel a lot safer, and a lot of activities will be able to open up.”
Today is Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
Tailynn Sutton’s timing and talent were on display Sunday.
The nation’s high court ruled against Philadelphia, which refused to renew a contract for foster care services with Catholic Social Services, arguing that its refusal to place children in the homes of unmarried and same-sex couples violated a non-discrimination clause.
People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million settlement agreement that was reached in a class-action case.
Tim Killeen: “This requirement is consistent with our own scientific modeling of the risks associated with the spread of the virus and its variants. It is also consistent with the Illinois Department of Public Health’s goals.”
Justin Taylor says the larger version of his former restaurant and bar, JT Walker’s Restaurant and Brewery, in downtown Mahomet, will remain closed for good. But the name lives on at his brewery and taproom across the street, where he’s working on plans to open a smaller version of the resta…
A man in his 70s was the 155th Champaign County resident to die of COVID-19, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde said.
The car was traveling north on Georgetown Road near Lete Lane when it left the road and struck a tree.
Today is Monday, June 21, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
Diane Marlin says she will not allow city council members to use a longstanding reappointment process to derail the careers of police command staff or other veteran city employees.
Our panel: the Revs. Lori Harvey, Michael Bliss, Keith Thomas, Stanley Deptula, David Allison, Jie Wu, Beth Maynard, Michael Condos, Michael Frazier, Sheryl Palmer, Andrew Powell, Terrance Thomas and Michael Stoerger.
A message to our community and those near and far from Champaign Police Chief Anthony Cobb
“I hate shopping. After about 10 minutes in a store, I can feel myself breaking out in hives. Usually, my spouse shops for me and only occasionally forces me to go to places like the farmer’s market, which is acceptable shopping.”
You may not know that as director of Krannert Art Museum, I can have works of art from the collection installed in my office.
In the news is a new law by the Illinois legislature allowing for pre-judgment interest in personal injury lawsuits.
Today is Sunday, June 20, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
What is the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)?
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Justin Taylor says the larger version of his former restaurant and bar, JT Walker’s Restaurant and Brewery, in downtown Mahomet, will remain closed for good. But the name lives on at his brewery and taproom across the street, where he’s working on plans to open a smaller version of the resta…
“I hate shopping. After about 10 minutes in a store, I can feel myself breaking out in hives…
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Charlie Dukes wrote things worth reading and did things worth writing about. And now he truly rests in peace, Ray Elliott writes in a tribute …
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Writes former Champaign County Judge Chase Leonhard: "Penitentiary space should be reserved for offenders who are violent or incorrigible, whi…
'A belief system that has been the foundation of this country, and nurtured, and taught, for 400 years is not going to be erased or eradicated…
Justin Taylor says the larger version of his former restaurant and bar, JT Walker’s Restaurant and Brewery, in downtown Mahomet, will remain closed for good. But the name lives on at his brewery and taproom across the street, where he’s working on plans to open a smaller version of the resta…
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