Urbana News

URBANA – A Champaign woman who admitted hitting her daughter-in-law with a hammer during a child custody dispute more than a year ago has been sentenced to court supervision.

Urbana- Local doctors at the Mills Breast Cancer Institute in Urbana are urging women to ignore newly released breast cancer screening recommendations.

A state appeals court has rejected convicted child molester Jon White's bid for a reduction in his 60-year sentence.

URBANA – Provena Covenant Medical Center will offer free lung-age screenings today from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Provena Center for Healthy Aging, 410 E. University Ave., C. Lung age is calculated on the results of a blowing test, along with gender and height.

URBANA – Singers interested in participating in the annual Handel's 'Messiah' presentation at Canaan Baptist Church are welcome to attend rehearsals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Danville police have arrested three persons in connection with the November 15th home invasion in the 1700 block of Glenwood that resulted in a 28 year old woman being shot.

CHAMPAIGN – U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, intends to co-sponsor legislation that would prohibit using federal money to move terrorism suspects to the state prison in Thomson in northwestern Illinois, his spokesman said Monday.

URBANA – As has often been the case in recent months, the Champaign County Board's nursing home board of directors Thursday got some good news mixed with bad news from nursing home manager Michael Scavotto.

Po' Boys, 1901 S. High Cross Road, U, which officially opened in May, has been gradually adding items to its menu and revamping the southeast Urbana building that used to house The Brickhouse and TK Wendls.

URBANA – A Rantoul man was sentenced to the maximum prison sentence he could receive for selling drugs in Rantoul.

URBANA – Frustrated Champaign County sheriff's investigators are once again begging the public for help in finding the killer of a Mahomet woman found slain in her home early this month.

URBANA – Opponents of video gaming in Champaign County said Thursday night it would create social problems, while backers said it is essential to supporting a $31 billion construction program in the state.

URBANA – Bond has been set at $150,000 for a Champaign man accused of firing a gun during an argument with his wife.

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URBANA – Judge Heidi Ladd sentenced a Champaign man on Monday to 16 years in prison for the aggravated robbery of a convenience store.

URBANA – University of Illinois Police Chief Barbara O'Connor has sent an e-mail to faculty, staff and students warning them about threatening messages written in a bathroom stall on campus.

URBANA – An Urbana man who admitted he had been drinking before he ran over a bicyclist who fell into traffic has been sentenced to 180 days in the county jail.

About 80 area residents are due tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service that the U.S. Postal Service has been unable to deliver.

The former head of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has been indicted on theft and official misconduct charges.

URBANA - Fire heavily damaged several garages at an Urbana apartment complex this afternoon.