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'She was a friend to everybody,' teacher Jennifer Doggett said of Nadia Walker, who died suddenly Feb. 16. 'She had a smile that lit up the room. She was always super positive, and she was a hard worker.'

DANVILLE — Some Garfield Elementary School students and staff gathered on the front lawn Friday afternoon to plant a special tree.

The measure, contained in Senate President John Cullerton's bill, passed the Senate with 33 votes after unexpectedly being added to a package of bills that can only become law if the voters approve a graduated-tax constitutional amendment in November 2020.

Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, said she hopes the bill would be approved by the General Assembly by the end of May. The 'best-case scenario' would be for the first legal sales to occur by Jan. 1, 2020.

By REBECCA ANZELranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com

The university announced Friday that Urbana sociology Professor Phyllis Baker — who has been working on the project as a special assistant to President Tim Killeen for more than a year — will be the inaugural director of academic affairs.

CATLIN — The Catlin Historical Society is sponsoring a citywide rummage sale June 1.
Maps will be available at the Catlin Heritage Museum, starting at 7 a.m. on the day of the sale.
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Monee Briggs of Urbana was sent to juvenile prison Friday for unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated discharge of a firearm; if he doesn't successfully complete that sentence, it will change to 15 years in adult prison.

URBANA — An Urbana teen linked to three shootings and two robberies in Champaign in February that injured four men has been sent to juvenile prison.

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The mother of a teenager slain in a residential neighborhood in Champaign last summer said she's pleased and relieved that his alleged killer has been arrested.

URBANA — The mother of a teenager slain in a residential neighborhood in Champaign last summer said she's pleased and relieved that his alleged killer has been arrested.

UI police said they got an anonymous tip that eventually led to the arrest of James D. Dorris, 63, of Champaign.

URBANA — A University of Illinois parking employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars in parking meter money.

In this week's edition of our feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell talks with Emily Laudenslager, youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Savoy.

No female had ever performed a baptism at Davisville Church in Pennsylvania until EMILY LAUDENSLAGER did the honors a few years ago.