CFT: Illinois fires Zook after 0-6 collapse
The Champaign News-Gazette reports that Zook was fired this morning following the Illini's 27-7 loss to Minnesota yesterday. The school later confirmed the report.
Judge awards $11 million to woman injured in crash
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ? A Champaign County judge has awarded about $11 million to a woman critically injured in a 2004 traffic collision near Mahomet. The Champaign News-Gazette reports that Judge Jeff Ford's award this week stems from a
Speed skating: Reutter claims world's No. 1...
Right now, there's not a better women's short track speedskater in the world than Katherine Reutter. The Champaign native, who has many local ties and relatives, won the 1,500 meters Friday at the World Championship in Great Britain. The win
Sports: Illini's Leshoure plans announcement on...
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure says he will hold a news conference to announce whether he'll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. The Champaign native didn't say what his decision will be. The news conference
Reutter takes first place in 1,500-meter World Cup...
Champaign's Katherine Reutter won the gold medal in the 1,500 meters in the World Cup 3 competition Saturday in Changchun, China. With the win Reutter increased her lead in the 1,500-meter World Cup standings. She fell in the 1,000-meter semifinals.
Judge won't stand aside in Beaman case
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ? A Champaign County judge assigned to hear Alan Beaman's certificate of innocence petition for the McLean County murder of an Illinois State University student has ruled that Beaman may not have another judge hear the
U High soccer falls to Centennial in sectional
CHAMPAIGN - The Champaign Centennial High School soccer teamrode the winds of change to a 2-1 sudden-death triple-overtimevictory over University High in the Mahomet-Seymour Class 2ASectional sem
Beaman not allowed to change judges
CHAMPAIGN -- A Champaign County judge assigned to hear AlanBeaman's certificate of innocence petition on murder charges ruledWednesday that Beaman may not have another judge hear thecase.
Speed skating: Reutter makes quarterfinals
Olympic medal winner Katherine Reutter had a good day Friday at the Short Track World Cup in Montreal. The Champaign native qualified for the quarterfinals of the 1,000 meters with a second-place finish in her heat with a time of
Body identified as that of U. of Illinois...
LONGVIEW, Ill. ? The Champaign County coroner's office has identified a body found in a car near the town of Longview as that of a University of Illinois associate professor of Germanic studies who had been missing since
Ruling: Judge not excluded from handling Beaman...
URBANA -- A Champaign County judge who previously ruled againstAlan Beaman should not be excluded from handling Beaman's currentpetition seeking a statement of innocence of the 1994 murder of hisfo
Man with terminal cancer gets 20 years for DUI
URBANA, Ill. ? A Champaign County judge has sentenced a Rantoul man with terminal cancer to 20 years in prison for driving under the influence. In passing sentence Wednesday on 56-year-old Douglas Sleight, Circuit Court Judge Richard
Man charged in brother's death at family store
A man was charged with murder Thursday in the shooting death of his brother during a fight at the family's small-town grocery store in eastern Illinois. Brian Maggio, 42, was charged in Champaign County Circuit Court with first-degree murder in the shooting of 32-year-old Mark Maggio at Maggio's IGA grocery in Tolono. The town is about 7 miles south of Champaign.
Eastern Ill. prison no-show has sentence doubled
An eastern Illinois man headed to prison will have to pay dearly for a little extra time in the free world. Coles County Circuit Judge Teresa Righter this week doubled the initial three-year sentences 21-year-old Trenten C.D. McGee of Charleston faced for burglary. Charleston is about 45 miles south of Champaign.
Eastwern Ill. prison no-show has sentence doubled
An eastern Illinois man headed to prison will have to pay dearly for a little extra time in the free world. Coles County Circuit Judge Teresa Righter this week doubled the initial three-year sentences 21-year-old Trenten C.D. McGee of Charleston faced for burglary. Charleston is about 45 miles south of Champaign.
Eastern Ill. woman killed in home explosion
An eastern Illinois woman is dead after an explosion in her home. Edgar County Coroner Peter Templeton said 62-year-old Helen J. Ball died at her house in Oakland. The town is about 35 miles south of Champaign.
Delta Air Lines ending Champaign-area flights
Delta Airlines says it will stop flying to the University of Illinois' Willard Airport just outside Champaign on Aug. 31. Delta said Wednesday that it is booking only about 60 percent of the seats on its flights between Willard and Detroit. Delta picked up the service between the Champaign area and Detroit when it recently merged with Northwest Airlines. Northwest had flown the route since the 1980s.
Rising concern over state budget nixes bread bid
A small central Illinois school district says the company that supplies bread for its lunches has declined to bid for a new contract because of the state's financial mess. Lewis Bakeries of Indiana cited the state's slow rate of providing appropriated money in not bidding for a new contract with the Unit 30 school district, Superintendent Bruce Owen said during a school board meeting Monday. Dieterich is about 70 miles south of Champaign. The two-school district has just under 500 students.
Marion County man charged with DUI in fatal crash
A Champaign County judge has set bond at $1 million for a Marion County man accused in a collision that killed a Champaign woman. Circuit Court Judge John Kennedy set bond Friday for 32-year-old Robert Eagan of Salem, who is charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, and driving while his license was revoked.
Parkland College building in Champaign declared...
CHAMPAIGN -- Parkland College received a bomb threat at about8:30 a.m. Tuesday against Parkland College on Mattis, 1307-1319 N.Mattis Ave., Champaign. The facility was later deemed safe.
Judge chosen to hear Beaman innocence petition
BLOOMINGTON - A Champaign County judge has been assigned to hearthe certificate of innocence petition filed by a Rockford man whoseMcLean County murder charges were dismissed after he served moreth
Ill. man has a bridge he'd like to sell you
Tim Cordes has a bridge in central Illinois he'd love to sell you. And if you're waiting for the catch, there isn't one. That is, if you exclude the $20,000 to $30,000 you would have to spend to move the 30-foot limestone span from his property in Windsor. That's about 60 miles southwest of Champaign.
Display opens Champaign's 150th celebration
Officials in Champaign are gearing up for the community's yearlong 150th anniversary celebration which kicks off later this week. An exhibit with several historic items will go on display starting Friday. It includes an old financial ledger from Champaign schools, 1893 newspapers, a turn-of-the-century baseball uniform and fire equipment.
Champaign sets new rules for Unofficial St. Pat's
CHAMPAIGN -- Champaign's mayor has issued several emergencyorders aimed at keeping a lid on the University of Illinoistradition known as "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day."
Champaign sets new bar rules for Unofficial St....
CHAMPAIGN -- Champaign's mayor has issued several emergencyorders aimed at keeping a lid on the University of Illinoistradition known as "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day."

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