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Former Ill. health district official indicted for theft, misconduct

The former head of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has been indicted on theft and official misconduct charges.

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Related Topix: Champaign Metro, Champaign, IL, Urbana, IL

Saturday | News-Gazette Courts, Police & Fire St...

Two Danville men hurt in when truck runs into tree

PENFIELD – Two Danville men were injured when their car struck a tree in rural Penfield on Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Penfield, IL

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Decatur Tribune

Macon County Tourism Tops $100 Million in 2008

Macon County was one of just 21 counties in Illinois to draw $100 million or more in tourism dollars last year, bringing in $107.48 million according to a recent tourism economic impact report from the State of Illinois.

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Related Topix: Macon County, IL, Illinois, Tazewell County, IL, Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL

Wed Nov 04, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Defendant takes stand at Haigh murder trial

URBANA – Champaign County jurors will have to decide Wednesday if they believe Crystal Myrick's denials that she had anything to do with the murders of Jerry and Sue Haigh.

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Related Topix: Urbana, IL

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Belleville News

Police find 1,455 pounds of pot in central Ill.

Illinois State Police found 1,455 pounds of marijuana inside a rental truck that was pulled over in rural Champaign.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Champaign, IL, Champaign Metro

News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

No Democrats file for Champaign's countywide races

URBANA – Champaign County Democrats don't have candidates for any of four countywide seats up for election next year, but they have three candidates for two seats in one county board district and four candidates for two spots in another.

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Related Topix: Urbana, IL, Champaign, IL

Mon Nov 02, 2009

News-Gazette Local Stories

Deputies looking into apparent Mahomet area killing

Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh said sheriff's deputies were sent to the Candlewood Estates mobile home park near Mahomet at 10:38 a.m. Monday.

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Related Topix: Mahomet, IL

IllinoisHomepage.net

Central Illinois H1N1 Update

A lot of communities across Central Illinois have been getting more doses of the vaccine, while others are still waiting to get their clinics started.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rantoul, IL, Family, Kids, Sangamon County, IL

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WICD

Security Dog Dies

Urbana- Champaign County has lost a very valuable asset that helped solve crimes and keep us all safe at everything from Illini football games to the Champaign County courthouse.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL, Springfield Metro

Thu Oct 29, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Check-scheme probe leads to drug arrests

URBANA – A Rantoul couple arrested Tuesday for having drugs for sale at their home were criminally charged in Champaign County Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Rantoul, IL

Tue Oct 27, 2009

News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

Area hopefuls file papers to run in primary election

Republican voters in northwest Champaign County apparently will have an unusual three-way race for a single county board seat in the Feb.

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Related Topix: Mahomet, IL

Mon Oct 26, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Camping revenues soar at Middle Fork Preserve

MAHOMET – All of the predictions about recession-related 'staycations' proved true this summer for the campground at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District's Middle Fork Preserve near Penfield.

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Related Topix: Mahomet, IL

Sat Oct 24, 2009

News-Gazette Courts, Police & Fire St...

Springfield's police chief to take over as METCAD director

CHAMPAIGN – Ralph Caldwell Jr. said Champaign County is one of the areas he was interested in as he neared retirement as police chief in Springfield.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL

Thu Oct 22, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Jogger dies after collapsing in front of UI police station

URBANA – The Champaign County coroner said he's not sure what killed a University of Illinois student who collapsed in front of the UI police station Monday morning.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

News-Gazette Business Stories

New convention bureau director selected

CHAMPAIGN – Jayne DeLuce thinks her new job as executive director of the Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau should fit her well.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

WICD

Champaign Co. Homeless Population Up

Champaign- The number of homeless people and families living in Champaign County increased dramatically in the last eight months.

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Related Topix: Champaign Metro, Champaign, IL, Urbana, IL, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Fri Oct 16, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Danville Republican interested in challenging Frerichs

DANVILLE – An organizer with the East Central Illinois Tea Party group said he's willing to challenge state Sen.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL, Vermilion County, IL

Wed Oct 14, 2009

News-Gazette Local Stories

Teen involved in fight released into mother's custody

URBANA – A 15-year-old Champaign male accused of injuring Police Chief R.T. Finney in a struggle Friday was released Tuesday to the custody of his mother.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL

Tue Oct 13, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Champaign Student Charged with Resisting Arrest

The Statea s Attorney says Chief R.T. Finney was the first on the scene last Friday.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL

WICD

Race for Governor Heats Up

Champaign- We're nearly four months away from the primaries here in Illinois. The Republican side has a crowded field, but on the Democratic ticket, there's only two.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Champaign, IL, US News

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