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Students search for summer jobs
CHAMPAIGN -- More than 50 employers were at Centennial High School Wednesday.
UI professor recognized for science excellence
URBANA -- A UI professor joins the ranks of Isaac Newton and other great scientists.
Cleaning decades worth of trash
DECATUR -- Garbage men traded in their regular trucks for heavy machinery.
Could contracts leave the door open to impaired policing?
CHAMPAIGN -- It's clearly wrong for police officers to be drunk on duty, but what about one or two drinks before clocking in?
Wounded vet gets new wheels
SPRINGFIELD -- A disabled combat veteran from Champaign was given the gift of a lifetime Wednesday.
1 killed when car and truck collide
Update: 9:25 am, 5/9/13, Thursday VERMILION COUNTY -- The victim of a fatal accident has been identified.
"Alternate" Alma Maters
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS -- The Alma Mater may not be back on campus for graduation, but the UI is making sure seniors won't miss out...
Students shatter challenge, now principal pays up
CHAMPAIGN -- Some students crushed their fitness goal.
Fallen firefighter's funeral
SPRINGFIELD -- It was a somber day as loved ones and friends said goodbye to fallen firefighter Sean Sloe.
Mobile home buyer not told about prior meth connection
SPRINGFIELD -- When you buy a new home, you expect it to be safe, so imagine one man's surprise when he found out the house...
School gets award for being green
SAVOY -- A Unit 4 school is being rewarded for being green.
Harris mass murder trial underway, Part 2
PEORIA COUNTY -- The trial is underway in the murder of five members of a Beason family.
70-year old accused of molesting teen
BLOOMINGTON -- A man was arrested for sexually assaulting a victim younger than 18.
Felon/sexual predator faces drug & weapons charges
SPRINGFIELD -- A convicted felon faces drug and weapons charges after an investigation.
Harris mass murder trial underway, Part 1
Update: 5:17 pm PEORIA COUNTY -- The start of Christopher Harris' mass murder trial provided what officials think was the motive for the 2009 slaughter...
Body found in field
Update: 7:50 pm MCLEAN COUNTY -- An autopsy found that the death of a missing Bloomington woman was not accidental.
State's credit rating on the line
SPRINGFIELD -- The state could face another credit downgrade if lawmakers decide to expand Medicaid.
Soldier saves man from burning truck
SPRINGFIELD -- A National Guardsman is getting recognized for his bravery.
"Heavy" piece of history floats back to UI
CHAMPAIGN -- A piece of history is floating back to the UI.
Beef prices rising as grilling season starts
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY -- The cost of raising cattle is climbing.