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URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — An Urbana man is facing a federal charge after authorities found over a hundred weapons and explosives in his house. According to federal court documents, Customs and ...
The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the metropolitan area has a population of 235,608 as of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, which ranks ...
The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, [4] when it was called "Big Grove". [5] When the county of Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted [4] after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W ...
Jul. 20—A new ALDI grocery store that will soon open in Urbana is one community members have been asking to have "for a long time," said Champaign County officials. "It is wonderful to see one ...
Owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as part of Illinois Public Media, it is sister to NPR member stations WILL (580 AM) and WILL-FM (90.9). The three stations share studios at Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication on the university's campus; WILL-TV's transmitter is located on East 1700th Road North, five miles (8 km) west ...
The News-Gazette is well-known and acclaimed for its sports section. [citation needed] It has consistently ranked among the top sports sections among small markets in the country. Loren Tate, a Champaign sports writer and broadcaster, has been covering the Illinois Fighting Illini for the News-Gazette and WDWS since 1965. [citation needed]
The Daily Illini, commonly known as the DI, is a student-run newspaper that has been published for the community of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 1871. Weekday circulation during fall and spring semesters is 7,000; copies are distributed free at more than 100 locations throughout Champaign–Urbana .
All of Macoupin County, and sections of Champaign, Macon, Madison, Piatt, Sangamon, and St. Clair Counties, are included in the new 13th. [4] The redistricting turned the 13th district from a fairly even district to a more heavily Democratic -leaning one, and consequently, it elected a Democratic representative for the first time since 1892 .