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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2019. There are 226 days left in the year.
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On May 19, 1649, England was declared a republic by Parliament following the execution of King Charles I. (The monarchy was restored in 1660.)
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URBANA — A Rantoul man was released from jail earlier this month after pleading guilty in connection with an attack on a woman in January.
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Loss of vision hasn't kept Etha Reid from being there for others.

URBANA — Etha Reid was one of the first people Cynthia Biggers met after moving to Champaign-Urbana more than 40 years ago.
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The massive capital plan released Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker includes funding for several high-profile projects at the University of Illinois, including the renovation of historic Altgeld Hall.

But critics say her idea would harm the continuity gained by staggering terms for several elected offices

SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, has proposed a change in election years for three county offices.

It's all apart of RST 180, a class that spends eight weeks in the classroom preparing for a two-week trip from Champaign all the way to the northeastern part of the country.

On Monday, 24 University of Illinois students will meet in the parking lot of Huff Hall and board a bus.

Attendees at one event — which featured an honor guard, the singing of the national anthem, the playing of taps and a bagpipe rendition of "Amazing Grace" — paid special tribute to the five men who have died in the line of duty in Champaign County since 1913.

Sarah Perdekamp's story is as impressive as her velvety, award-winning voice.

Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2019. There are 227 days left in the year.
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On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
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Today is Saturday, May 18, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
In 1919, area residents were hopeful there soon would be a settlement to the strike of the Milk Dealers' Association so that milk deliveries could resume.
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