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Parade's ban of Chief logo lifted
12:41 AM 10/26/2007 — Homecoming floats in Friday's parade will be able to display the Chief Illiniwek logo in a reversal of a new policy enacted this year by the Homecoming committee.
Chancellor Richard Herman has directed the committee to cancel the policy included in the Homecoming parade float guidelines that prohibited participants from using the Chief Illiniwek logo, according to a statement released Thursday by the University News Bureau.
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Illini football is eligible to go bowling
4:07 PM 10/28/2007 — The Illini got back in the win column Saturday afternoon against the Ball State Cardinals.
Illinois led 7-3 at the half, but used strong second half performances by quarterback Juice Williams and running back Rashard Mendenhall to win 28-17.
Three Illini players reached personal milestones in the game.
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Three Illini football players no longer under investigation for bar incident
2:44 PM 10/26/2007 — The Champaign Police Department confirmed Friday afternoon that investigations on the incident involving three Illini football players on Oct. 18 are closed.
Rene Dunn, assistant to the chief of police for community services from the Champaign Police Department, said that no further information was available that could possibly establish grounds for further arrest.
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Pep rally cancelled; homecoming parade still to take place
4:22 PM 10/26/2007 — The pep rally scheduled to take place on the Quad after the homecoming parade has been cancelled because of rain, according to a University of Illinois News Bureau media advisory. The homecoming parade will still occur.
"There have been a lot of rumors flying around" about whether the parade will take place, said Vanessa Faurie, vice president of corporate communications for the University of Illinois Alumni Association.
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Law will secure pensions for disabled firefighters
12:46 AM 10/26/2007 — A bill that will help disabled Illinois firefighters secure their pensions was signed into law on Oct. 17.
The new law guarantees that firefighters who apply for disability pensions will not be discriminated against should their application be rejected. It also states that three physician opinions necessary for the request need not agree as to the existence or extent of a disability.
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Officials discover four bodies burnt by Calif. wildfires
12:39 AM 10/26/2007 — SAN DIEGO - Four charred bodies were found Thursday in an apparent migrant camp burned by one of the wildfires raging across Southern California, authorities said Thursday. If the fire was responsible for the deaths - which authorities said was not immediately certain - it would mean seven people have died in the flames that have consumed about 750 square miles since the weekend.
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Obama offers Gore 'very senior' place in administration
3:57 PM 10/26/2007 — DOVER, N.H. - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says Al Gore would play a key role in his administration if he wants one, but he won't say whether he'd ask him to be his running mate.
After listening to Obama address a crowded community center Wednesday, a voter asked him to consider naming Gore as his running mate before the nomination is decided "as a way to take the wind out of Hillary's sails.
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Italian mobster memberships declining in many major cities
11:34 PM 10/25/2007 — NEW YORK - In early 2004, mob veteran Vincent Basciano took over as head of the Bonanno crime family. The reign of the preening, pompadoured Mafioso known as Vinny Gorgeous lasted only slightly longer than a coloring dye job from his Bronx hair salon. Within a year, the ex-beauty shop owner with the hair-trigger temper was behind bars - betrayed by his predecessor, a stand-up guy now sitting down with the FBI.
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University police investigate officer's use of weapon
6:54 PM 10/25/2007 — A University Police Officer is back on the job after being placed on paid leave. The officer was put on leave Monday because he fired his gun at an alleged robber in Urbana early that morning. University Assistant Chief of Police Jeff Christensen says a team is still investigating the use of the weapon.
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Chicago judge refuses to release names of accused officers; aldermen may sue
11:13 PM 10/25/2007 — CHICAGO - A federal judge on Thursday refused to order the city to give aldermen the names of Chicago police officers accused of misconduct - a ruling that could prompt the aldermen to sue.
U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow said she no longer has jurisdiction to order the names released to aldermen because the city has appealed to the 7th U.
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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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University officer under investigation
2:42 PM 10/26/2007 — A University police officer is under investigation and has been placed on paid leave for discharging a firearm in the direction of an alleged robber outside the Super Pantry, 2002 N. Lincoln Ave., early Sunday morning. Sheriff Lt. Ed Ogle of the Champaign County Sheriff's Office said that the suspect involved in the altercation was Jack A.
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Turkey warns U.S. objections will not stop troops
11:37 PM 10/25/2007 — ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey warned Thursday that U.S. objections will not stop its troops from crossing into Iraq to pursue Kurdish separatists, while a steady stream of U.S.-made Turkish fighter jets roared across the skies along the border.
High-level Iraqi officials arrived in Turkey as part of frantic efforts to persuade the government not to order an attack on Kurdish guerrilla bases in northern Iraq, and the U.
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Jayou Initiative says nothing gets accomplished by apathy
6:44 PM 10/25/2007 — Members of the Jayou Intiative student coalition stood on the quad today to spread awareness about the problems facing North Korean refugees. They had duct tape on their mouths and held signs with statistics. Leslie Picker reports.
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University updates to heightened online security
7:04 PM 10/25/2007 — If you're afraid someone might be watching when you log onto that local cafe's WiFi, we have good news for you! The updates on the university's network security program begin tomorrow. var UniqueNameFO = { movie:"http://www.dailyillini.com/media/paper736/interactive/pudpolv3.
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