Champaign News

It did not take long for the University of Illinois Extension to find another building to rent for use as its new Onarga office.

Yeargin has a 90 rating and is ranked 399th on 247 Sports' Composite Rankings. Oct. 27, 2012; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini cheerleader waves the flag after an Illini touchdown during the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium.

At least one Champaign City Council member shares concerns with his counterparts in Urbana about a prohibition on recently convicted felons driving taxi cabs in either city.

Two men who were involved in Champaign bank robberies last spring with a third man told different stories to a Champaign County jury Tuesday about that third man's involvement.

UPDATED 4:30 p.m. Tuesday CHAMPAIGN - Champaign firefighters have returned to the scene of a Monday house fire after smoke was reported coming from a roof.

A Champaign man who admitted robbing a convenience store clerk earlier this year has been sentenced to 30 months of probation.

Mayor Laurel Prussing is continuing to take a strong stand against a state-mandated property tax exemption for Carle Foundation Hospital, and she plans to ask for support from local lawmakers.

"It's been a long road," Sheldon Turner told them, adding that he and Meghan Grant will be in touch, even after the seniors graduate.

Although many retired state employees are fearful about upcoming changes in their health care benefits, state officials and lawmakers attempted to quell those concerns Monday.

Izzo was one of two TEs that Tim Beckman offered at on Friday . Izzo has received offers from the Iowa Hawkeyes, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Virginia Tech Hokies, Boston College Eagles, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans, Northern Illinois Huskies, Massachusetts Minutemen, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, and Tulane ... (more)

Champaign firefighters respond to the scene of a fire in a home at 1708 W. Kirby Ave., about 2:15 p.m. on Monday May 20, 2013.

City council members this week could vote to spend up to $53,000 to update traffic-light timing on the city's busiest roads north of Interstate 74.

Each week, we offer an email Q&A with a local personality. Today, Paul Wood chats with 54-year-old Champaign resident Barbara McFadden Allen, the executive director of the academic consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago.

University of Illinois graduate Bridget Evans, 24, and her service dog, Hero, pose in their caps and gowns Saturday, May 11, 2013, outside the State Farm Center during the College of Applied Health Sciences commencement ceremony.

University of Illinois medical biochemistry professor Lin-Feng Chen , postdoctoral researcher Xuewei Wu, biochemistry professor Satish Nair, postdoctoral researcher Zhenhua Zou and their colleagues discovered a mechanism by which the... CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Some TV stars stopped in central Illinios to show their support for charity. Among thousands of fans, many camouflage-clad people waited outside for the chance to Jase and Si Roberston.

Police say he brought a BB gun on school property. Investigators say Gibson told a nearby bus driver it was a real gun.

Police are investigating two robberies that took place within two hours of each other Saturday afternoon that could be related.

House Bill 1 passed the Illinois Senate Friday on a 35-21 roll call, authorizing a four-year pilot program where physicians could prescribe up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana every two weeks to a patient with whom they had an ongoing relationship.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - " Soil moisture levels are slightly above normal in Illinois for the middle of May, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program Manager at the Prairie Research Institute, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.