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CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois is getting a roughly $900,000 grant to study the possible environmental impact of storing the chief man-made greenhouse gas under water reservoirs.

CHAMPAIGN – Poverty rates for many counties in East Central Illinois were up in 2008, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Authorities said a desperate attempt by a mother to shield her son from being injured during a crash led to her own injuries.

CHAMPAIGN – A portion of Logan Street in Champaign will be closed for six days while work crews restore pavement from a water main repair.

CHAMPAIGN – U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, intends to co-sponsor legislation that would prohibit using federal money to move terrorism suspects to the state prison in Thomson in northwestern Illinois, his spokesman said Monday.

CHAMPAIGN – Plans to extend Fourth Street south of St. Mary's Road and to annex another portion of the University of Illinois Research Park will be considered by Champaign City Council members Tuesday.

Area residents with an interest in and a love for local history can add another book to their must-read list: 'Images of America: Urbana,' prepared by Ilona Matkovszki and Dennis Roberts.

CHAMPAIGN – Several central Illinois residents and entities have been honored with National Philanthropy Day Awards, handed out Friday by the East Central Illinois chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

ESRI welcomes Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, as the new community development industry solutions manager on its government team .

URBANA – Bond has been set at $150,000 for a Champaign man accused of firing a gun during an argument with his wife.

URBANA - A 15-year-old Champaign boy accused of resisting arrest last month in an incident that resulted in his friend being fatally shot by a Champaign police officer will be back in court in January.

CHAMPAIGN – For 130 years, the magnificent Metropolitan Building stood at the corner of Church and Neil streets.

CHAMPAIGN – A portion of Clover Lane will be closed for two weeks for sanitary sewer work.

CHAMPAIGN – Hours at the Station 'A' post office at 302 E. Green St., C, will be reduced Dec.

CHAMPAIGN – A Champaign father whose 5-year-old son has cerebral palsy is selling his artwork to raise funds for special equipment for his son.

The former head of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has been indicted on theft and official misconduct charges.

CHAMPAIGN – A Champaign man was treated for injuries he suffered in a traffic accident in northwest Champaign about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Wistful "write soon" phrases have kept two women connected across the Atlantic Ocean for 52 years.

SAVOY – The new owner of the Carle Arbours continuing care center has renamed it the Champaign-Urbana Regional Rehab Center.