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10 hrs ago | KTHV-TV Little Rock

Storm Dumps Snow On Midwest, 16 Dead

The big winter storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the Midwest and New England is blamed for at least 16 deaths, most in traffic accidents.

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18 hrs ago | Boston Globe

Heavy snow pounds Midwest

A fierce storm left dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, snarling traffic and closing hundreds of schools from the Upper Midwest through New England.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

Urbana defers endorsement of transportation plan

URBANA – A 25-year plan for transportation in the Champaign-Urbana-Savoy area may go ahead without endorsements from either Champaign or Urbana city officials.

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News-Gazette Local Stories

State's attorney: Shooting was accident; no charges

URBANA – Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz has concluded that the shooting of a Champaign teen by a police officer in October was an accident and that no criminal charges will be filed against Officer Daniel Norbits.

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News-Gazette Local Stories

Curtis Road scheduled to reopen before Christmas

Curtis Road, from Prospect to Mattis Avenue, will be open before Christmas, according to Louis Braghini, resident engineer for the reconstruction project.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Fresno Bee

Updates: Fresno State 14, Illinois 7

Fresno State's Phillip Thomas intercepted a pass by Juice Williams and ran it in from 21 yards for a touchdown.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Zipcar adds two more autos at UI

URBANA – The University of Illinois hopes additional rental cars will decrease traffic on campus and increase pedestrian safety.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

WICD

Second H1N1 Shot May Be Needed

Champaign-- New efforts are underway to make sure the h-1-n-1 vaccine works in young children.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Medincine Hat News

Winter's here, yet Illinois corn harvest drags on

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ken Beck isn't much of a golf fan, but the 48-year-old corn farmer was a relieved to have Tiger Woods' troubles to talk about Thursday.

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News-Gazette Health Stories

Christie Clinic planning southwest Champaign facility

CHAMPAIGN – Christie Clinic is making plans to build a new 60,000-square-foot clinic in the far southwest corner of Champaign, if some development issues with the city can be resolved.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

WICD

Season of Stealing

Urbana- Although Christmas time is a season of giving, receiving, and coming together, unfortunately for some, it's a time of crime.

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News-Gazette Local Stories

Artist to give talk on vandalized installation

CHAMPAIGN – Artist Edgar Heap of Birds will return to the University of Illinois campus on Friday to talk about his oft-vandalized installation in front of the cultural houses on campus.

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IllinoisHomepage.net

Community Questions Champaign Officer Back at Work

Officer Daniel Norbits is on paid administrative leave. He can't do his regular police duties.

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The Daily Illini

UI cuts expensive Washington arts program

The University of Illinois dropped an arts program based in Washington, D.C., after deciding that it was far too expensive.

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News-Gazette Courts, Police & Fire St...

Jury selection starts in trial over gang rape

URBANA – Jury selection began Monday afternoon in the trial of five men charged in connection with a gang rape in Champaign in March.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Fundraiser for Tree of Hope set Thursday at Panera

CHAMPAIGN – WDWS radio personality Stevie Jay will broadcast live from Panera Bread, 1765 W. Kirby Ave., C, from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday to raise money for the Developmental Services Center's Tree of Hope campaign.

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News-Gazette Local Stories

Citizen: Champaign officer on leave has been at work

CHAMPAIGN – A Champaign police officer involved in a fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Champaign boy in October has been working at the police department while on administrative leave.

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The Daily Illini

Shop smart in Champaign

There are a variety of options for students looking to get their holiday shopping done early while still in C-U. Some students will drive over to Market Place Mall or a chain store on Prospect, such as Target to snag their holiday purchases.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

News-Gazette Local Stories

Work to disrupt traffic on Francis Drive, Goodwin

Road work will tie up a street in Champaign and another in Urbana this week. In Champaign, the westbound lane of Francis Drive will be restricted starting today to allow for work on a new sanitary sewer in the 1500 block of North Ridgeway Avenue.

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WGN-TV Chicago

Drive-through swine-flu clinics are popular in Champaign-Urbana

For many people getting vaccinated against the swine flu in the Champaign area, the process has been pretty much like ordering fast food from a drive-through. Instead of standing in line five or six hours to get the H1N1 vaccine as many people have at clinics in Chicago and suburban Cook County, the process in Champaign takes 45 minutes or less and ...

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