Democrats Robert King and Shana Jo Crews were missing from the nearly 6 1 / 2-hour committee of the whole meeting that ended at 12:57 a.m. Wednesday, during which the board's 10 Republicans and Champaign Democrat Pattsi Petrie failed to approve separate motions to renew or rescind $400,000 in loans made earlier this year to the nursing home from the county's general fund. URBANA — Taking advantage of the absence of two Democrats, a majority on the Champaign County Board on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning delivered a series of damaging blows to the county-owned nursing home. read more