New Laws Effective January 1, 2010
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:17:51 -0700
The following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
[News] Tate: Duck, Illini
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:05:34 -0700
CHAMPAIGN – Batten down the hatches. Send the women and children underground. The alarm bells are already clanging as Saturday's forecast calls for an all-out aerial bombardment by Missouri against Illinois. This isn't a shaky weather prediction. This is a certainty. Count the reasons:
Technology vs. privacy, questions persist
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:59:28 -0700
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. On New York’s Long Island, it’s used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it’s a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects.
Illini secondary a primary concern
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:00:36 -0700
CHAMPAIGN - Looks like there may be the world's first indoorflyover for Saturday's college football opener between Illinois andMissouri in the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Preps Daily: Monday, Aug. 30
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:39:13 -0700
3 Playing in three 18-hole golf tournaments so far, that’s the number of times Macomb senior Tyler Thorman has claimed medalist honors this season.
Classic to move some of its games to Coliseum
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:49:19 -0700
BLOOMINGTON — The State Farm Holiday Classic will move some ofits girls basketball tournament to U.S. Cellular Coliseum thisDecember.
Police investigate sexual assault
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:11 -0700
CHAMPAIGN — Police are investigating a reported sexual assault Friday night in Champaign. According to a police report, offers were called at 8:38 p.m. Friday to the 600 block of East Green Street to respond to a possible sexual assault in progress. read more
Area schedule
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:01:34 -0700
TODAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Plainfield South at Chicago Raby, 7 p.m.; Jacobs at Joliet West, 1; Lincoln-Way East vs. Edwardsville at Illinois State, 11 a.m.COLLEGE FOOTBALL: USF at Marian (Ind.), 6 p.m. MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: JJC at Harper Invite, 10 a.m.WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: JJC at Harper Invite, 10 a.m.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: JCA at Kickoff Classic, 8 a.m.; Normal Community at Lincoln-Way ...
Man accused of stabbing his mom
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:39:32 -0700
A local man faces attempted murder charges following a domestic disturbance just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Mahomet, BHS boys golf finish 1-2 at tourney
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:33:21 -0700
The boys golf teams of Mahomet-Seymour and Bloomington highschools went 1-2 in the 20-team Champaign Central InvitationalFriday at the University of Illinois Blue Course in Savoy.
Bulldog tough
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:14:07 -0700
The St. Anthony soccer team is on the rise. Head coach Scott Demers thinks so. The Bulldogs, who struggled to win more than two games in seasons past, finally broke through in 2009 and finished with an 8-8-1 record. That was Demers’ first season, and for his second season he thinks the Bulldogs can achieve even more.
Effingham soccer gears up for Charleston tourney
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:13:57 -0700
Seniors on his roster is one thing Effingham soccer coach Kurt Roberts is not lacking. The Hearts have 11 seniors on their 18-person roster, but it’s experience at the varsity level Effingham is mainly lacking with Logan Arney — a two-year letterwinner — supplying most of it.
Doctor Doesn’t Work Hard to Hide Symptoms of Medicare Fraud
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:28:35 -0700
Dr. Sushil Sheth defrauded Medicare and private insurers of at least $13 million, and he has been sentenced to prison. But there is more: what his case says about government competence and news judgment.
Local Briefs
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:11:48 -0700
The American Red Cross is talking about possible preventative measures in case of fires after two incidents in Champaign and Vermilion Counties.
University and Champaign Police caution the community
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:55:57 -0700
The University of Illinois Police Department sent out a crime alert on August 23, 2010 giving students information on an Aggravated Battery that occurred on August 18, 2010 at approximately 3:10 a.m.
Bond at $50,000 in armed robbery case
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:07:59 -0700
URBANA – Bond has been set at $50,000 for an Urbana man arrested Friday night in connection with an armed robbery. Sammy Boykins, 17, who listed an address in the 2700 block of East Illinois Street, Urbana, pleaded innocent Monday to two counts of felony armed robbery. read more
Police Blotter: 08-24-2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:40:57 -0700
-- Burglary from a motor vehicle was reported at the 200 block of East White Street on Sunday. According to the police report, the victim’s currency and GPS system with accessories were stolen from his vehicle.
Urbana man arrested for armed robbery
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:08:01 -0700
URBANA — An Urbana man is being held at the Champaign County Jail in connection with an armed robbery on Friday night. According to a police report, a 26-year-old Urbana man and an 18-year-old Urbana man reported being robbed at gunpoint in a parking lot in the 1500 block of East Washington Street, Urbana, at 10:45 p.m. The robber reportedly took cash, a cell phone and video accessories. read more
Missouri’s Gabbert puts up big numbers from start
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:22:55 -0700
CHAMPAIGN — Never mind the dismissal of Missouri senior running back Derrick Washington or the loss of star receiver Danario Alexander, said Missouri junior wide receiver Wes Kemp.
Police Blotter 09-02-10
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:19:10 -0700
• A 24-year old man was arrested at the 00 block of University Avenue on Tuesday. According to the police report, the subject was issued a city notice to appear for possession of cannabis. He was also arrested on warrant for disorderly conduct.
