Danville Police Detectives arrested and booked 44-year-old Shane A. May of Danville of charges of First Degree Murder. May was arrested about eight hours after officers received a call about a deceased person in the 700 block of Sherman Street. After an investigation with Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit, the Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office, and several community members, probable cause was developed to arrest May for the murder of Monty Peplow.
An autopsy will be completed tomorrow and the investigation is being considered a homicide. The DPD is questioning a person of interest in this incident. The DPD does not believe there is a further threat to the community and no further information can be provided at this time. This is a developing story.
“Each year, the Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest provides us the opportunity to recognize the creative and artistic talents of environmentally engaged fifth and sixth grade students throughout Illinois,” said Illinois EPA Acting Director James Jennings. “We also want to thank the teachers and families for their participation, and for incorporating this important environmental topic into the classroom so the students can learn the importance of reducing the amount of waste they create.”
The Education Pathway Endorsement is designed for students pursuing careers in education. Graduates of Unit 4 who fulfill the requirements will receive an Education Pathways Endorsement. The Career Technical Education Education Career Pathways Grant aims to increase teacher diversity in the future. Illinois has faced a shortage of educators of color, with a teacher workforce less diverse than its student population.
Patton is a published book author, small business owner, and works for Champaign County. She worked as a journalist and editor earlier into her career. She was also a communications professional at the University of Illinois for over a decade. She was selected through a competitive application process. The poet laureate receives a $2,000 honorarium for the one-year term, funded by the City of Urbana’s Arts & Culture Program.
The celebration takes place on Tuesday, April 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Reisch Pavilion on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Taft’s Mr. Ribeye, Food Baby, 17th Street Barbecue, Vose’s Korndogs and Hae’s Bakery & Coffee Shoppe will be selling food and drinks to preview the Illinois State Fair, which runs August 7 to 17. Attendees will have the opportunity to win two track tickets to every Grandstand concert at the 2025 fair.
Love playing cards? Join the Euchre Library Fundraising Club on Monday, April 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Rantoul Public Library. Join this Fundraising Partner Euchre Tournament. $14 per 2-player team. 8 games guaranteed with money for prizes and for the library. Want a good film to watch? Check out the Film Screening & Discussion, Queendom (2023) with Producer Igor Myakotin on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. Join the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center for a screening of Queendom (2023). This screening is free and open to the public.
This award recognizes exceptional performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. A committee for the award recommends finalists approved by Illinois Chancellor Robert Jones. The recipients receive $1,500 and a commemorative award. Two staff members are recognized in eight of the functional categories.
Huff hall went on to host a series of sporting events for volleyball, wrestling, basketball, fencing, swimming and much more. On top of the sports competition, Huff also held graduation ceremonies, campus dances, concerts and entertainment shows, and intramural competition. It was also home to the “Original March Madness” during the Illinois High School Association state basketball tournaments from 1926 through 1963.
“It was honestly a super last minute and not thought out decision to make this race our punishment…It really is a blessing in disguise because, as a senior, who wouldn’t want to have a last semester tour around campus and ending at the Memorial 50-yard line?” said AJ.
