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A death penalty trial is more complicated than a typical trial, where a jury reaches a verdict and a judge determines the sentence.

A death penalty trial is more complicated than a typical trial, where a jury reaches a verdict and a judge determines the sentence.

April 2017
Yingying Zhang arrives in Champaign-Urbana to study crop productivity at the University of Illinois for a year.
June 9, 2017
On her way to look at a new apartment, Ms. Zhang is last seen on surveillance footage around 2 p.m. entering a black Saturn Astra near a bus stop on campus.
June 30, 2017
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Sports editor MATT DANIELS caught up with the local talent that helped the Illinois club baseball team bring home a national title.

Sports editor MATT DANIELS caught up with the local talent that helped the Illinois club baseball team bring home a national title:

J. Lindsley Foote served on the USS Coral Sea aircraft carrier, which had just finished construction, serving mainly as a radar operator, but also had a battle station where he was able to see planes land.

SAVOY — J. Lindsley Foote served on the then-new USS Coral Sea aircraft carrier — among the biggest ships in the Navy.

Per the rate structure, single filers would pay the maximum rate of 7.99 percent on all income once their taxable income tops $750,000. For joint filers, that rate takes effect on all income when it exceeds $1 million.

A deal for $5.45 million that featured more twists and bends than a crochet work fell through because, as John Van Der Velde said in a letter to the village this week, he was unable to complete the due diligence required.

There's no simple 'yes' or 'no,' according to those who have been most involved in writing and supporting the legislation, which currently sits on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk awaiting his signature.

Both school boards recently approved contracts with Arbor Management after the Itasca-based company came in as the lowest bidder.

URBANA — For the first time in more than two decades, national food-service provider Aramark won't be handling operations in two local school districts after an Illinois-based company beat it out during competitive bidding.

To take effect at the Legislature's target dates, several key pieces of legislation would require three-fifths majorities, as opposed to simple majorities, if they were not passed by midnight Friday.

How much of a St. Louis Blues fan is Jeremiah Cox of Mahomet (right)? Enough that the music director at Quest Church in Urbana made the trip to Enterprise Center for the watch party for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.