Lifelong Urbana resident appointed to vacant seat on school board
URBANA – An alumnus, grandmother, and former school bus driver for Urbana School District 116 is its newest school board member. The district recently appointed Lola Jones to fill a vacant board seat. She was sworn in on June 6 and has since attended her first meeting. Her term expires in two years. Jones was […]
Former Gov. Rauner’s portrait added to state Capitol’s ‘Hall of Governors’
Republican joins all Illinois’ former governors except Blagojevich
Urbana’s Canaan Baptist Church is designated a local historic landmark.
Canaan Baptist Church in downtown Urbana is now a local Historic Landmark. The city’s Historic Preservation Commission recently granted the designation at the church’s request. Local architect Joseph Royer designed the building, which was built in 1909-1910 as the home of Urbana’s First Christian Church. Canaan Baptist Church moved into the building in 1977. Rev. […]
Decatur Public Schools closes Dennis Lab campuses for year over structural concerns
Decatur public schools has shut down two historic campus buildings for the school year 2023-2024 to ensure structural integrity.
217 Today: DCFS hosts hiring event in Bloomington to keep up with increase in investigations
June 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: An investigation is underway after eight people were injured in a violent incident in Champaign early Sunday morning. Illinois is the first state in the nation to withhold state grant funding from public libraries if they ban books. Planned Parenthood of Illinois has seen a 54% spike in patients seeking abortion […]
