Urbana News

A 37-year-old man was arrested at the 1300 block of Honeysuckle Lane, Sunday night.

A man who shot a downstate woman and dumped her body on the side of Interstate 57 near Peotone has been sentenced to 85 years in prison.

Chicago, IL. - A former admissions official at the University of Illinois testified Monday that the school should discontinue use of a special system for admitting politically connected students, saying there were students the office "wanted to deny, who we were told to admit." Abel Montoya told the state's Admissions Review Commission that his job ...

A Massachusetts author has sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck , accusing the cohost of ABC's "The View'' of plagiarism.

Taking in a U2 show at a European soccer stadium, with a rotating stage and enough pyrotechnics to eliminate a small country, has its charms.

Jay Bennett , former Wilco member, died of an accidental painkiller overdose, according to the Champaign County coroner's office.

Death Of Ex-Wilco Member Ruled Accidental Overdose Posted by Mitch Michaels on 06.24.2009 Jay Bennett's sudden death explained... A Champaign County Coroner has ruled that former Wilco member Jay Bennett died from an accidental overdose of pain killer fentanyl.

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A new movie is titled "The 500 Days of Summer." That's what it looked like on the last day of school, time reaching forward beyond all imagining.

URBANA – Sections of two campus streets will possibly be transferred from the city of Urbana to the University of Illinois.

The German Bundespolizei have received dual certification for their Frasca built EC-135 helicopter device as a JAR-FTD H FTD 2 and FNPT III MCC.

URBANA – Web tips to Crimestoppers of Champaign County on Monday night led to the recovery of two signs taken near the Native American House on the University of Illinois campus.

Cats might have nine lives, but a single Tylenol tablet can quickly end all nine.

URBANA – Crisis Nursery of Champaign County might have to serve 150 fewer children over the next year after a one-two punch from funding sources.

Q. While dining out recently, we started talking about old coins. We eventually got around to the silver penny of 1943.

The loud, hearty laughter coming from the UI Wellness Center at the Activities and Recreation Center was contagious.

University of Illinois Police and the Urbana Police Department are investigating further into two separate armed robberies that occurred over the weekend.

The City of Urbana wants to re-examine buying IAW : Prussing added she would welcome a discussion of pursuing public ownership with Champaign officials, and any other local communities that might be interested.

Ameren has filed for a $226 million rate increase that would raise both natural gas and electric costs for most residents of downstate Illinois.

As summer hits its stride, work is starting on a variety of road construction projects in Champaign-Urbana. On campus, the most major project is a reconstruction of Goodwin Avenue between Gregory Drive and Springfield Avenue in Urbana.