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Marcus Edwards, 52, is being held at the Vermilion County jail on preliminary charges of home invasion, aggravated battery to an elderly citizen and theft.

DANVILLE — A Danville man has been arrested in connection with a home break-in early Thursday morning where the elderly resident was threatened with a baseball bat.

The original $15 million expense when taxpayers approved upgrades to it and five other Unit 4 schools in 2016 was bumped to $25.1 million in March, when the school board expanded the scope to include heating and electrical updates, sprinklers for fire protection and plumbing updates.

Today is Friday, June 14, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
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Louisville's Luke Smith and Jake Snider are not the only ex-Champaign high school baseball players participating in this year's College World Series. Former Centennial pitcher Brandon Barak is in his first year as Vanderbilt's director of player development.

Today is Friday, June 14, the 165th day of 2019. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
Today's highlight
On June 14, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Tim Bannon, the airport's assistant director of operations and maintenance for the past 16 months, will replace former Executive Director Gene Cossey, who left in February for a similar job in Tennessee.

SAVOY — Willard Airport has a new executive director, and it's a familiar face.

25-year veteran Bryant Seraphin has been serving as interim chief for 10 months.

URBANA — Urbana police officers will have no trouble making a transition with their new police chief.
Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin announced Thursday that Bryant Seraphin, a 25-year veteran of the department, has been named chief.

Day two of the trial of Brendt Christensen Thursday, June 13, 2019.

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NEW: During a June 15 interview with an FBI agent and UIPD officer, Christensen admitted he wasn’t just sitting at home playing video games when Ms. Zhang went missing.

UPDATE: 1 p.m.
During a June 15 interview with an FBI agent and UIPD officer, Christensen admitted he wasn’t just sitting at home playing video games when Ms. Zhang went missing.