Savoy News

Do you love riding bikes? Or, should I say, are you thinking about riding bikes now that gas has hit more than $4/gallon? Chambana is a small enough to do everything riding your bike.

Burnham 310 on east Springfield Avenue in Champaign has informed residents it will not be completed until Oct.

The county's lack of financial support has been a sore spot for years among other supporters of the economic development corporation particularly the cities of Champaign and Urbana.

It took two and a half years, but the Planning Commission's work on city codes finally has been presented to the City Council.

Sonic, which started as a hamburger and root beer stand in 1953, plans to open four locations in the Chicago area.

Emily A. Heaton, a doctoral student of Stephen P. Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology, stands next to one of three Miscanthus plots at the intersection of South First Street and Airport Road ...

URBANA – Former University of Illinois football player Joseph 'Jody' Ellis, 21, will spend his summer in the Champaign County Jail serving a sentence for theft. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

SAVOY – The vacant house at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Curtis Road will be demolished after the Savoy Village Board gave its approval. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

“We felt that the first semester as a freshman, you get to meet people and decide who you want to live with”

Students that would normally be scrambling to solidify their living situations for the following academic year in the early weeks of first semester might be resting easier this fall. via The Daily Illini

Savoy Village Trustee Joan Dykstra obviously wants the voters of Champaign County to approve an increase in the sales tax so it will benefit Savoy. via News-Gazette Letters to the Editor St...

“Nobody was hurt, except maybe some soil and plants”

Passengers not hurt; reason for landing unknown By Eric Anderson Media Credit: Jeremy Berg A Champaign County Sheriff escorts a UI school of aviation plane after the pilot had to perform an emergency landing in ... via The Daily Illini

“I think people usually know it's bad to throw electronics away”

Posted: 4/14/08 Section: News Champaign County residents looking to get rid of an old computer, television or other electronic device can help the environment and tidy up their homes by bringing their old ... via The Daily Illini

“Savoy is one of the areas the board is obligated to look at.”

From today's News-Gazette : Greg Novak, a member of the Champaign school board and Savoy resident, said the school district would be going on the record endorsing a countywide sales tax to be put on the ... via IlliniPundit.com

“And that's why I'm down here tonight to simply say - give a heads up to the village board this may be coming, you may want to think about how your interest will work with the school district interest and have the summer or more to think about it.”

There's new hope Savoy could get its own school. It's something that community has been wanting for years. via IllinoisHomepage.net

Champaign A 22-year-old man reported criminal damage to property at the 1000 block of South Third Street, Monday afternoon. via The Daily Illini

Newscenter 17 has partnered with Midland Radio Corporation in offering NOAA Weather Alert Monitors. via WAND-TV Decatur

Champaign A 23-year-old Rantoul, Ill. woman reported disorderly conduct at the 900 block of West Marketview Drive Tuesday afternoon. via The Daily Illini

The park district is asking voters to approve a property tax hike to fix up Urbana's Parks. via IllinoisHomepage.net

With all the snow on the ground some people have been getting a good workout removing it from their driveways and sidewalks. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“My thought was I wanted to say thank you to basketball, thank you to my hometown, and in some way to show appreciation to the University of Illinois for being so much to me”

A big day for a big man, not just in stature but also in what he's accomplished as a Fortune 500 businessman and also big in the way he wants to give back to the school that he says gave him so much. via IllinoisHomepage.net