Champaign News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Unemployment rates for veterans who have served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been higher than for the U.S. population as a whole.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - When he was in the Army, Andy Lucido was a captain. Back home after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he began studying for an MBA at the University of Illinois.

Studio Visit appears first in print, in Sunday editions of The News-Gazette. Here, Melissa Merli visits with elizaBeth Simpson, a consultant, artist and musician.

To be clear, I do not know either McHenry County Board member Donna Kurtz or former regional schools superintendent candidate Jeffrey Schleff.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- While Illinois veterans are faring better than most others nationwide in terms of finding work, they still face challenges.

Dozens were giving gifts that could help save lives Saturday. Community Blood Services of Illinois set up a mobile blood drive outside Fannie May in Champaign.

The owner of the McKinley Family YMCA building on Church Street says he plans to open a fitness center there once the Champaign County YMCA moves out.

As a home builder for more than 30 years, Marsha Elliot is painfully aware of how the recession has hurt her industry.

Fourteen members of the Iroquois County Board, with other active county Republicans, rallied behind state Sen.

What - Class 1A regional tournament When - 4:30 p.m. today; continues at 10 a.m. Saturday Where - Macomb High School Who - Illini West, West Hancock, Beardstown, Bismarck, Camp Point Central, Canton, Champaign St.

Construction companies are saying a Champaign gas tax is good for the economy. Drivers will be paying four cents more starting May 1. It's expected to bring in $1.5 million.

Electronics and appliances retailer Hhgregg is taking a 35,000-sq.-ft. space left vacant by defunct Linens 'N Things, at Champaign Town Center in Champaign, Ill.

There are two basic steps to receive a disability from the Veterans Administration for PTSD.

A Mansfield man is scheduled to be tried in April on federal charges alleging he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Champaign business where he worked.

Plans for a $12 million Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education were announced Thursday by Gov.

Peoria reported a high temperature of 74 degrees, setting a record for the month of February.

First off, congratulations to Andrew S. of Champaign, Ill., for winning last week's freebie, a copy of Nuance Dragon Dictate 2.5 for Mac .

Illinois children are caught in a "budget crossfire," hit hard by state budget cuts and a recession that left one in five of them living in poverty and 33,000 students homeless in 2010, a children's advocacy organization said in a report released Thursday.

Velma Sumner, 98, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, in the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Jordan Johnson, 21, who listed addresses in the 1200 block of West Eureka Street and the 500 block of South Duncan Road, was charged Thursday with residential burglary for breaking into a home on Paula Drive in Champaign in late October.