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Retired professor has made syrup for decade
On a day that seems more like the first blush of spring than winter, Roy Van Arsdall drills a 7/16-inch hole slantways in a sugar maple and fits a metal spout into the tree trunk.
Winkel drops out of circuit clerk race, takes new UI job
Former state Sen. Rick Winkel of Urbana announced Wednesday that he is withdrawing from the race for Champaign County circuit court clerk.
Mahomet wrestling coach fired for 'inappropriate contact'
A wrestling coach at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has been terminated after he allegedly smacked his players' genitals to motivate them.
Teen faces long recovery, but lucky to survive wreck
A Champaign teen critically injured in a weekend crash that killed his friend told his mother he thought he was going to die.
Cars collide when one runs out of gas on I-74
A Tinley Park man whose vehicle ran out of gas was treated at an area hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 74 in Champaign on Tuesday afternoon.
Student's mother sues Urbana district over bullying
The mother of an Urbana student has filed a lawsuit in Champaign County, saying the Urbana school board and two other officials failed to protect her daughter from bullies.
Community in Shock at Teen's Death
Classmates and relatives are coping with the loss of a 16-year old Mahomet teen.
Mahomet teen killed in crash; two friends injured
A Mahomet teen died in a fiery crash north of the Lake of the Woods park in Mahomet Friday night.
County board OKs helping pay for possible landfill PCB fight
Champaign County Board members Thursday agreed to spend up to $14,000 in county funds in a potential intergovernmental fight to keep PCBs out of a landfill in Clinton.
County GOP to pick new caucus chair
Republican members of the Champaign County Board will meet Thursday to select a new chair of their 11-member caucus.
Getting Personal: Julie Beyler
Getting Personal is an email Q&A with a local personality. Here, News-Gazette staff writer Melissa Merli chats with Mahomet resident Julie Beyler, a music teacher with a studio in her home, a singer, a conductor by profession and the founding director of The Chorale.