Longtime Champaign County residents Ruth Yontz and Antonia Herbstreit had never met before organizing what would become an AI data center resistance group. Yontz, a former faculty member at the ...

Restrictive covenants associated with the former Walgreens property prevent another pharmacy from operating near the Philo Road corridor.

Two years after launching a drone program, the Champaign Police Department is considering expanding its current fleet of seven drones. The department began its Unmanned Aerial Systems program in July ...

As local news organizations across the country lose reporters and reduce local government coverage, some organizations are exploring technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to help make public ...

Under municipal code, ambulance services in Champaign and Urbana can be fined by the fire departments for not meeting response time standards. Yet despite frequent failures to meet standards for ...

Residents in Monticello received a cross-connection water survey in the mail this past spring, as questions continue to circulate in the community about the safety and quality of the town’s drinking ...

In just one year, state and federal fines against the four nursing homes in Champaign County nearly tripled from $117,401 to $334,015, according to Medicare and the Illinois Department of Public ...

At 1117 S. Oak St. in Champaign, the Abbott Power Plant has evolved from a traditional coal power plant to one that burns coal as part of a multi‑fuel system. It meets federal and state requirements ...

Three summers ago, what began as a parking lot fight turned into a shooting where one man was killed and one woman was injured. Trevione Robinson, a 20-year-old man, shot and killed 20-year-old Jahiem ...

The City of Champaign is starting a new street outreach program with the help of a nonprofit private firm specializing in violence prevention. The city approved a $450,000 one-year contract with ...

Residents at Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park, a community with many Spanish-speaking residents, have been meeting with Champaign police over concerns about immigration enforcement. Lieutenant Katherine ...