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Dads bid their children adieu
10:26 PM 6/14/2007 — This week, fathers and freshmen are saying hello and goodbye on the University campus. Since June 4 and through July 11, freshmen will come to campus for the summer registration program. Once on campus, they might attend different sessions pertaining to their college or take a Quad tour.
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Memorial stadium worker falls during construction
7:26 PM 6/15/2007 — A general contractor working on the Memorial Stadium redevelopment project fell and was taken to the hospital. The contractor, whose name is unknown at this time, fell while working on an elevator shaft on the west side of the stadium. The shaft he was working on was one of two being added to that side of the stadium.
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Duke prosecutor testifies in own ethics trial; former lacrosse player takes stand in tears
1:37 PM 6/15/2007 — RALEIGH, N.C. - District Attorney Mike Nifong acknowledged Friday that he "maybe got carried away a little bit" in talking about the three Duke University lacrosse players who were once charged with raping a stripper, and he said he expected to be punished.
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Gas prices break students' banks
3:26 PM 6/15/2007 — Whether it's driving around campus or making a trip home during breaks, rising gas prices affect students' lives behind the wheel. In the past year, regular gas prices have risen 17 cents in Champaign-Urbana, according to the AAA. The same prices rose 15 cents nationally.
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Illinois attorney general sues two Champaign County clinics
3:25 PM 6/15/2007 — CHICAGO - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against two Champaign County medical clinics, alleging the facilities denied primary care to new patients who were covered by Medicaid.
The antitrust lawsuit against Carle Clinic Association of Urbana and Christie Clinic of Champaign was filed Thursday in Champaign County Circuit Court.
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Indiana resolves tollway dispute with Illinois
9:55 PM 6/14/2007 — INDIANAPOLIS - Illinois drivers who have electronic passes entitling them to discounts on their tollways will get the same reduced rates that Indiana drivers with transponders will receive on the Indiana Toll Road when electronic tolling starts.
A resolution endorsed by the Indiana Toll Road Oversight Board on Thursday should end a dispute between the two states involving the discounts.
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Senators agree on plan to revive stalled immigration compromise
9:57 PM 6/14/2007 — WASHINGTON - Senate leaders vowed Thursday night to revive stalled immigration legislation as soon as next week, capping a furious rescue attempt led by President Bush.
The decision, announced by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and his Republican counterpart, Sen.
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Illinois mother, 3 children found shot to death in SUV
1:07 PM 6/15/2007 — CHANNAHON, Ill. - Three children and their mother were found shot to death Thursday morning in a sport utility vehicle parked just off a highway, and the father was talking to police, authorities said.
The Will County Coroner's office identified the victims as 34-year-old Kimberly Ellen Vaughn and her children _ Abigayle Elizabeth, 12, Cassandra Ellen, 11, and Blake Phili, 8, all of Oswego.
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Chicago mob bosses brother pleads guilty to paying murder witness
1:07 PM 6/15/2007 — CHICAGO - The brother of reputed mob boss James Marcello pleaded guilty to racketeering and other charges Thursday and admitted he paid a witness $4,000 a month to keep silent about unsolved underworld murders.
Michael Marcello, 56, of Schaumburg, was one of three men to plead guilty in the case before federal Judge James B.
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Fatah dissolves Hamas-led government
10:09 PM 6/14/2007 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A beleaguered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Hamas-led unity government after the Islamic militant group vanquished its Fatah rivals and effectively took control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
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Searchers find missing girl alive on Kankakee River
2:17 PM 6/15/2007 — MOMENCE, Ill. - A 5-year-old Villa Park girl who disappeared two days ago while boating in the Kankakee River walked up to searchers on Friday, hours after her grandfather's body was pulled from the water.
Paramedics were checking on Hannah Klamecki's condition, said Kankakee County Undersheriff Brad O'Keefe.
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Rate of younger college students increasing
1:07 AM 5/6/2008 — A new trend has begun to emerge with high school students: going to college early. Click on the icon to hear The Daily Illini's Sydney Langford bring you more on the story.
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News briefs
9:59 PM 6/14/2007 — Rep. Jakobsson to visit Aroma Cafe, hear citizens' viewpoints Constituents wishing to share a cup of java with their representative will get the chance this Monday. State Representative Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana, will be at Aroma Cafe, 118 N. Neil St., Champaign, on Monday, June 18, from 8 a.
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