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Champaign City Manager Joan Walls announced the appointment of Tyler Funk to serve as the city’s Interim Fire Chief starting July 14.
A special screening of an American classic is coming to Champaign movie and baseball lovers in just under two weeks.
On Sunday night, the Champaign County Sheriff was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the area of County Road 125 E just South of Route 150 in Mahomet Township.
On Saturday night, Danville police officers responded to several 911 calls of shots fired in the Winter Park area at around 10 p.m.
Earlier this week, the Parkland College Board of Trustees approved a submission request for state funding for a new campus facility, as well as approval for some key purchases for the fiscal year of 2026 and some other agenda items.
The Champaign Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police (ISP), and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers.
After a few days of rain and humidity, Champaign-Urbana is set to welcome in its hottest few days of the year this weekend.
The three-day multi-faceted event will run from September 18 to September 20, with the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Rose Bowl Tavern, Canopy Club, Gallery Art Bar, and Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College hosting acts.
A June 18 study published in Nature found that climate change is putting the world’s food production at risk, as opposed to previous studies that suggested warming could increase global food production.
