Rantoul mayor to be honored at Parkland commencement
CHAMPAIGN — Rantoul Mayor Chuck Smith will be honored May 14 at Parkland College’s commencement ceremony at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.Smith earned degrees from Parkland in food...
View ArticleOne of life's certainties comes due
URBANA — With first payments due June 1 in Champaign and Douglas counties, here are five things you might not know about local property taxes.read more
View ArticleRantoul part of new Street Crimes Task Force
URBANA — In a four-day period in February, the Urbana police department and Sheriff’s office responded to seven similar shootings. Overall, there were 68 bullets fired into 7 different houses, where...
View ArticleThink revenue freeze a shock? Don't bet on it
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to suspend video-gambling revenue disbursements to municipalities until the state has a budget in place shouldn’t affect area towns too badly.They’ve been...
View ArticleTalking trash (hauler): Area communities have differing views on...
RANTOUL — In November 2013, Rantoul officials realized that 770 households in town did not pay for trash service. Instead, the garbage of thousands was being dropped in the country, snuck into...
View ArticleOfficials give Urbana mayor earful about delinquent METCAD payments
URBANA — Government officials from across Champaign County expressed frustration with Urbana over its delinquent payments to METCAD at a contentious meeting of the agency’s policy board Thursday.read more
View ArticleMETCAD loan for Urbana approved
URBANA — After failing to budget for its METCAD payment, Urbana will be able to spread out the $94,185 shortfall over the next four years but on different terms than originally requested.read more
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