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Trooper Joseph Rush said 19-year-old Korbin Barrett was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

State police have issued a pair of tickets to the driver who they said caused a head-on collision with an Arcola school bus on Thursday.

Illinois Pork Producers Association names it No. 1

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An Arthur couple's restaurant has been honored by Illinois Pork Producers Association, which last month crowned Pauly's BBQ the best in the Land of Lincoln.

Those watching the Illinois-Purdue baseball game at 4 p.m. Sunday on BTN should stay tuned for the show that follows — a documentary called 'Engineering Fire,' about UI engineers who travel to Haiti to encourage solar-powered cooking.

Those watching the Illinois-Purdue baseball game at 4 p.m. Sunday on BTN should stay tuned for the show that follows.

Today is Friday, May 10, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
In 1919, a huge crowd turned out at the Chicago Market Company at 49 Main Street in Champaign after the store announced it would be giving away tubs of oleo margarine.
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City Finance Director Elizabeth Hannan said their addition adds nearly $14 million to the city's assessed value, meaning the tentative tax rate set by the county clerk's office was too high. OSF does not agree that its properties are not exempt.

More than three weeks ago, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity called for the resignation of the East Central Illinois Community Action Agency's CEO due to alleged mismanagement of grant funds and programs. But at this point she's still on job.

Assistant state's attorney Susan McGrath, 62, of Champaign, who has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since November 1982, said her experience qualifies her to lead the office.

URBANA — An assistant state's attorney is the latest to announce her candidacy to be the Champaign County legal system's record-keeper.

The tree poised near Alma Mater faces its removal early Monday morning so as to cause minimal inconvenience to the University of Illinois community.

URBANA — The end will come at the break of day Monday for an oft-photographed campus tree.

Michael Aiken, chancellor from 1993 to 2001, will be honored Saturday with an honorary doctorate for his contributions.

CHAMPAIGN — It's a long trip from a scenic and remote corner of northwest Wyoming to central Illinois, but it's one Michael Aiken knows well.

In this week's edition of our feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell talks with the Rev. Robert Hackl, a retired Methodist minister who was recently asked to provide weekly sermons for his fellow residents at The Windsor of Savoy.