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Of village trustees' unanimous vote to approve the three annexations, Savoy attorney David Steigmann, speaking on behalf of multiple Briarcliff and Summit Ridge residents, said 'We will be challenging it.'

By PENNY WEAVERpweaver@news-gazette.com

Craig Virgin, a former cross-country and 10,000-meter world champion who was at Thursday's Illinois Marathon Health & Fitness Expo alongside copies of his biography, said the race is 'a total package.'

What should you pack — and not pack — for a hospital stay?

Q: What should you pack — and not pack — for a hospital stay?
A: JENNIFER MOHR, nurse coordinator of Carle's otolaryngology department, advises packing light.
"We encourage people to keep in mind, you won't be here that long," she said.

In this week's edition of our feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell talks with U. Pete Williams, pastor of Danville's Greater Shiloh Baptist Church.

The wisdom of having a $10 million one-time fee for the licenses was questioned during a second hearing on sports gambling Thursday by the House Revenue and Finance subcommittee in Chicago.

By GRANT MORGANgmorgan@capitolnewsillinois.com

In a new court filing Thursday, Kwame Raoul said on April 18, owner Dennis Toeppen wrote in an email to a reporter at Chicago's WTTW-TV: 'The AG's lawsuit had a great deal of MSG sprinkled on it.'

CHAMPAIGN — As far as Illinois' attorney general is concerned, Suburban Express isn't out of the woods yet in getting in compliance with a court-ordered consent degree.

Tevontae Ross, 20, was arrested on charges of unlawful use of a weapon after police received reports of an armed man walking in the park toward Booker T. Washington STEM Academy, which was briefly placed on lockdown.

CHAMPAIGN — An Urbana man has been arrested after allegedly being found with a handgun at Douglass Park.

CHAMPAIGN — The Salem Baptist Church in Champaign will host its 26th annual Friends and Family Day this weekend.
This year's event is set for 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, 500 E. Park St.
The featured speaker will be the Rev. Claude E. Shelby Sr., senior pastor of the Salem congregation, followed by songs of praise by the church's choir.
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Champaign County Coroner Northrup said Roosevelt Anderson Jr., 25, died Thursday afternoon from a gunshot wound to the head he suffered during Wednesday's incident.

DANVILLE — Police are now investigating their fifth homicide this year — and second in three days.

Champaign police say they have received only one report of a battery in the campus area near Washington Park in the last three weeks.

CHAMPAIGN — Champaign police say they have received only one report of a battery in the campus area near Washington Park in the last three weeks.