Friday | The News-Gazette
Pliura plans rallies for concealed carry
Republican state Senate candidate Tom Pliura of rural Ellsworth will hold two more rallies Saturday in support of concealed carry gun laws in Illinois.
Cobb: Change 'won't happen overnight'
Clutching a purple towel, Anthony Cobb repeatedly wiped his head and face Friday as he was introduced as the new chief of police for Champaign.
Champaign school board to consider high school possibiities, issuing cash bonds
The Champaign school board will discuss narrowing the list of possibilities for replacing Central High School and the idea of issuing working cash bonds to pay for building improvements and technology upgrades.
'Hard to take the street out of the man'
The bed stays empty in Vern Chounard's little house. Sleeping on the floor feels more like the hard ground he slept on for so long.
Kate Kuper, who teaches dance to kids, says the activity enhances social skills, creative expression, emotional development and pure physicality.