'Suspicious item' at airport turns out to be pressure cooker
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by JANA WIERSEMA jwiersema@news-gazette.com
2m ago
A passenger spotted the pressure cooker and reported it to the on-site officer. Out of precaution, the police categorized it as a "suspicious item" and closed the airport's loop road ..read more
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UPDATE: Terrence Shannon Jr. discusses court case, NBA future
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by Scott Richey srichey@news-gazette.com
2m ago
'I’m fine, perfectly fine, mentally. I’m controlling the things I can control, and that’s handling things day to day and putting the work in and getting ready for my dream to play in the NBA ..read more
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Mahomet Village Board set to vote on streetscape work
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by DAVE HINTON dhinton@news-gazette.com
3m ago
Phase 2 involves upgrading the 500 and 600 blocks of Main Street when the money comes available ..read more
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Tuscola candy shop launches fundraiser for building repairs
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by JANA WIERSEMA jwiersema@news-gazette.com
2h ago
Flesor's Candy Kitchen, located at 101 W. Sale St., has launched a campaign on GoFundMe to help fund renovations. As of Tuesday morning, the fundraiser had raised a little under $7,000 ..read more
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'We're trending in the right direction:' County reports fewer murders, overdoses, suicides in 2023
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by SAMUEL LISEC slisec@news-gazette.com
7h ago
Last year, Champaign County saw five fewer homicides, nine fewer suicides and 22 fewer accidental deaths from causes like overdoses when compared to 2022 ..read more
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Local officials say proposed Head Start salary rule could lead to enrollment cuts
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by JANA WIERSEMA jwiersema@news-gazette.com
7h ago
The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) is asking current and former Head Start families to consider signing an open letter to President Joe Biden on the issue ..read more
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Illini Insider | 'Major' changes on trustees' agenda
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by LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com
7h ago
What to look out for after Thursday's UI Board of Trustees meeting ..read more
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Animal-rights group issues complaint against UI in death of 4 lab mice
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by SAMUEL LISEC slisec@news-gazette.com
7h ago
The Stop Animal Exploitation Now nonprofit highlighted that a UI lab resulted in the death of four mice in a deviation from that experiment's pre-approved protocol ..read more
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Mahomet Village Board set to vote on streetscape work tonight
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by DAVE HINTON dhinton@news-gazette.com
7h ago
“We already have the money accounted for on that project,” Village Administrator Patrick Brown said. “It’s kind of exciting that we’re moving forward with phase 1 of the downtown master plan ..read more
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Operation Honor Guard's Day of Giving set for Wednesday
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by Jennifer Bailey jbailey@news-gazette.media
7h ago
Since starting 11 years ago in 2013, Operation Honor Guard has raised and distributed more than $2 million to area honor guards.This year's Day of Giving event is 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at various locations ..read more
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