Illinois briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

25 August 2008, 2:07 pm

Illinois briefsDubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - Aug 25, 2008CHAMPAIGN -- School districts in downstate Illinois are trying to recruit more minority teachers. In Champaign and Urbana, more than half of the students ...... read more

Champaign City Council to vote on financial-impact consultant - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

25 August 2008, 5:11 am

Champaign City Council to vote on financial-impact consultantUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - Aug 25, 2008Impact fees have been fiercely opposed by local developers, and Champaign would run a risk of losing development to Urbana and other local towns without ...... read more

Champaign coroner's jury rules Orndorffs' deaths 'homicidal' - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

22 August 2008, 6:41 am

Champaign coroner's jury rules Orndorffs' deaths 'homicidal'Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - Aug 22, 2008Urbana police Investigator Dave Smysor testified Mr. Edwards had been walking south on Illinois 130 south of East Washington Street when he was hit by a ...... read more

Champaign man remains hospitalized following crash - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

20 August 2008, 10:09 am

Champaign man remains hospitalized following crashUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - Aug 20, 2008By The News-Gazette According to an Illinois State Police report, Richard Scott Vlietstra, 38, was driving a white 2005 GMC Freightliner with Oklahoma ...... read more

Colorado Inmate Free 11 Years Caught In Illinois - cbs4denver.com

16 August 2008, 5:46 pm

Colorado Inmate Free 11 Years Caught In Illinoiscbs4denver.com, CO - Aug 16, 2008CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) ― Police in eastern Illinois say they've captured a man wanted since his escape from a Colorado prison in 1997. ...... read more

Colorado inmate free since 2007 caught in Illinois - Chicago Tribune

15 August 2008, 3:20 pm

Colorado inmate free since 2007 caught in IllinoisChicago Tribune, United States - Aug 15, 2008AP CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Police in eastern Illinois say they've captured a man wanted since his escape from a Colorado prison last year. ...... read more