Urbana News

I think the thing about moving to place like New York, if you can make connections ahead of time and meet people there before you move, it helps a lot... For any aspiring young jazz player determined to make the move to the musical Mecca of New York City and make a living as a professional musician in the Big Apple, trumpeter Brian Lynch has some ... (more)

Getting Personal is an email Q&A with a local personality. Here, Melissa Merli talks with Mathew Green, who produces and directs theater, mostly at the Station Theatre in Urbana.

The 17-year-old Mahomet girl was beaming at her reward: a slightly used but nicely working Trek bicycle that was just her size.

Grants totaling more than $40,000 will give downtown Champaign a permanent piece of artwork and benefit people with dementia, Mahomet kids struggling to read and Urbana kids who could use more specialized help with their homework.

An Urbana man who testified for the state against two men accused of the murder of a Champaign man faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced next month for aggravated robbery.

An Urbana man who was out on bond for allegedly having heroin intended for sale is back in police custody for a similar crime.

A Champaign man who admitted he robbed a bank in Champaign earlier this spring has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The University of Illinois Extension is reporting some central Illinois farmers are already seeing the emergence of adult Western Corn Root worms.

Completed in 2005, this Passivhaus in Belgium had such poor indoor air quality that it was declared uninhabitable by local authorities.

Many are planning summer vacations, but leaving your home unwatched for days can be unsafe.

The multimillion-dollar contract for head basketball coach John Groce was unanimously approved by University of Illinois trustees on Thursday, with no public discussion.

Crews are cleaning up after a 2-car accident in Urbana. It happened on Maple and California about 10:50 am.

"Certainly the Alien franchise has given us some of the most memorable androids in history." With Ridley Scott's Prometheus , featuring Michael Fassbender as the android David 8 , arriving in theaters over the next few weeks, it's the perfect time to delve into a character discussion with the co-writer of Prometheus - Jon Spaihts .

Fire-insurance rates for Urbana homeowners will stay as low as possible after officials were notified by the Insurance Services Office that the city's fire department has maintained its Class 2 rating.

The Inquiry Who designed Plainfield's first buildings? The Facts Until the late 19th-Century, the practice of building design was left largely to master builders, those carpenters who possessed advanced knowledge of building construction and design.

Ford Motor Co. has reached an agreement to sell a Sandusky plant that makes headlight and taillight components to Flex-N-Gate, an Urbana, Ill., parts supplier group.

When the University of Illinois trustees gather for their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday morning, one notable person plans to be absent: President Michael Hogan.

A year after Illinois legalized civil unions, more than two dozen gay and lesbian couples have filed lawsuits to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School Board of Education on Tuesday got briefed on a lawsuit filed earlier this month against the district and three administrators in connection with a former high school employee accused of sexually abusing female students over a period of years.

Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers.