Champaign

Champaign

Recently released 2010 census information regarding the city of Champaign shows a boom in population with relatively little change in demographic makeup.

The Champaign Police Department is searching for a suspect and two possible witnesses associated with an incident of sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 13 around 1 a.m. near the U of I campus.

Westbound traffic on University Avenue between Orchard and Coler streets will be reduced to one lane beginning Monday.

A $934,000 project for an eight-foot wide path and 75-by-12 foot pedestrian bridge along the west side of High Cross Road in Urbana will be voted on at the Urbana City Council’s regular meeting Monday.

Champaign

Champaign

After pilot Daniel Folk crashed into an Urbana home yesterday whilst landing his private plane, he was rushed to Carle Foundation Hospital. When The Daily Illini called the hospital at 9:40 a.m. today, a Carle spokesperson said "he has been treated and released."

A University researcher came down with cowpox infection this past summer, and investigators narrowed down the cause to one possible explanation - lab contamination. This worker is the first person in the U.S. to get cowpox, which exists in labs and is most prevalent in Europe and Asia, where rats and other animals carry this infectious disease.

This year’s Champaign City Council elections are for the positions the office of Mayor, three people to the At-Large City Council offices and one person to the office of District 5 Council for a two year term, according to Champaign City Council website.

Last March, Provena Covenant Medical Center lost an Illinois Supreme Court case when their evidence fell short of proving that it was operating as a charity or religious institution deserving of property tax exemption. In turn, they had to pay millions of dollars back for five years of missed tax payments.