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Davis disavows email calling rival 'street walker'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:52:07 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is distancing himself from a GOP supporter who made harsh remarks about a Davis challenger.

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:12:15 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined headquarters if their proposed merger is approved by offering the best package of tax breaks that they can.

Illinois makes Lunt transfer official

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:06 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois football coach Tim Beckman says quarterback Wes Lunt's transfer from Oklahoma State is official.

Ill. town agrees to sell water to mining company

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:22 -0400

GEORGETOWN, Illinois - An eastern Illinois town has agreed to sell water to a proposed coal mine after another small town decided to limit what it would provide.

Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt joining Illinois

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:29:23 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little consideration out of high school.

Champaign food bank kicks off fundraising drive

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:39:00 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - A central Illinois food bank that was once featured on the TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is launching its first big fundraising effort.

Caterpillar drops Boy Scouts support over gay ban

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:38:11 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Caterpillar Inc. is no longer giving money to the Boy Scouts because the organization discriminates against homosexuals, a spokeswoman for the Illinois-based heavy equipment manufacturer confirmed Thursday.

Champaign police arrest 3 so far in shootings

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:17:16 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Champaign police arrested three people they suspect were involved at least some of the shootings that injured six people since Friday.

Illinois to kick off SIU season-opener at 11 a.m.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:14:35 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois says its season opener on Aug. 31 will kick off at 11 a.m.

Weekend shootings leave 6 hurt in Champaign

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:09:35 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Community leaders from the north side of Champaign are calling for an end to violence as police look for suspects after a series of weekend shootings injured six men.

Illinois, baseball coach looking at new contract

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:03:09 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois baseball coach Dan Hartleb says he and Athletic Director Mike Thomas are discussing a new deal that would keep the longtime coach in Champaign.

New Lincoln math pages suggest more education

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:44:29 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Two math-notebook pages recently authenticated as belonging to Abraham Lincoln suggest the 16th president, who was known to downplay his formal education, may have spent more time in school than usually thought.

Morning kickoff set for Cincinnati at Illinois

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:44:32 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois says it will kick off its Sept. 7 football game against Cincinnati at 11 a.m.

U of I starts demolition in dorm project

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:43:30 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Crews will soon start demolishing a 55-year-old dormitory on the University of Illinois campus to make way for a new residence hall.

Caterpillar CEO backs GOP businessman for governor

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:06:15 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman said Thursday that his frustration over the state government's financial mess has led him to look beyond Illinois' elected leadership for a solution, endorsing businessman Bruce Rauner in his bid for governor.

May was 12th-wettest on record in Illinois

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:17:30 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois' climatologist says last month was the state's 12th-wettest May on record.

Illinois opens 2015 Big Ten football with Nebraska

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:48:04 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois will open its 2015 Big Ten schedule at home against Nebraska and then play three more conference games at home.

Fire burns 3 buildings in small Ill. town

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:28:36 -0400

BROADLANDS, Illinois - Three commercial buildings in the heart of the small eastern Illinois town of Broadlands have been heavily damaged by fire.

Mississippi River floods Grafton, still rising

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:08:39 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Waters rose Sunday along the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, sending high water into some small towns that had just begun to dry out from the floods of just a few weeks ago.

Illinois adds Paul, Starks to basketball roster

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:03:07 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Illinois has made the transfers official of Western Michigan forward Darius Paul and Oregon State guard Ahmad Starks.

SPOTLIGHT: Graduating veteran made mark

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:13 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Mat Jasieniecki readily admits that after he graduated from high school, he partied a bit too much, and after a while his grandparents told him to shape up.

Orphaned bobcat kittens ride the rails to Illinois

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:08 -0400

URBANA, Illinois - Two orphaned bobcat kittens being cared for at the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Center may have made a long trip north to get there.