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Champaign to raise property tax
11:06 PM 11/6/2007 — The Champaign City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to raise the 2007 property tax rate.
After some resistance from residents who spoke at the meeting, the Council agreed on a target rate of $1.2954 per $100 of equalized assessed valuation, nearly 3 cents higher than the 2006 rate.
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Military: 2007 bloodiest year in Iraq for U.S.
3:40 AM 11/7/2007 — BAGHDAD - The U.S. military announced six new deaths Tuesday, making 2007 the bloodiest year for American troops in Iraq despite a recent decline in casualties and a sharp drop in roadside bombings that Washington links to Iran.
With nearly two months left in the year, the annual toll is now 853 - three more than the previous worst of 850 in 2004.
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Deadly school shooting shocks Finland
1:30 PM 11/7/2007 — TUUSULA, Finland- An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said.
The teenager, who was not identified, shot himself in the head but survived and was taken to a hospital in "extremely critical condition," police spokesman Tero Haapala said.
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MTD considers extending routes to Savoy
9:56 PM 11/6/2007 — Transportation to and from Savoy may soon get a little easier.
The village is currently debating the addition of a new bus route along Route 45. Savoy Village President. Robert C. McCleary, says the annexation of a new route has been debated for two years.
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Blackboard to bridge education gap
11:34 PM 11/6/2007 — Blackboard Inc., the enterprise learning management system that powers Illinois Compass, announced the launch of an initiative that the company says will merge the communication gap between elementary or high schools and higher education institutions. The company plans to spend more than $1 million on this Blackboard K-20 Connection project.
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Military aiming to ease standards for recruits with criminal records
11:24 PM 11/6/2007 — WASHINGTON - Faced with higher recruiting goals, the Pentagon is quietly looking for ways to make it easier for people with minor criminal records to join the military, The Associated Press has learned.
The review, in its early stages, comes as the number of Army recruits needing waivers for bad behavior - such as trying drugs, stealing, carrying weapons on school grounds and fighting - rose from 15 percent in 2006 to 18 percent this year.
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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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UI to host African linguistics
11:28 PM 11/6/2007 — In conjunction with the Department of Linguistics and the Center for African Studies, the University will offer students the opportunity to study African languages through the national Summer Cooperative African Language Institute, which designated the University as its host for the summers of 2007 and 2008.
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Schools allowing freshmen to study abroad
11:30 PM 11/6/2007 — An increasing number of colleges are offering both first-year or first-semester study abroad programs for freshmen, according to a recent article published by Inside Higher Ed, an online news source.
However, the University is not one of them.
All students must be on campus at the University for at least two semesters before enrolling in a semesterlong abroad program, Erika Ryser, acting director of the Study Abroad Office, said.
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Bomb targets lawmakers in Afghanistan, leaves 28 dead
11:05 PM 11/6/2007 — BAGHLAN, Afghanistan - A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan's normally peaceful north. At least 28 people were killed, including five parliament members as well as children.
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Recession less likely to impact Illinois
9:55 PM 11/6/2007 — With the talk about a potential nationwide recession spreading, you may be wondering where Illinois stands. A University economics professor said that Illinois is more likely to avoid an upcoming recession. Dr. J. Fred Giertz is the interim head of the Department of Economics who believes that Illinois is less suceptible than the rest of the nation for three main reasons.
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Urbana City Council reaches compromise despite debate
9:55 PM 11/6/2007 — After nearly five hours of passionate debate and intense disagreement, the Urbana City Council has finally come to a compromise. Urbana's 800 block of Main Street is now deemed an historical district. Council member Brandon Bowersox says he's glad that some sort of compromise was reached.
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Bush: FDA should have recall power
11:15 PM 11/6/2007 — WASHINGTON - The federal government would toughen its policing of products from abroad under steps proposed by President Bush on Tuesday after a rash of recalls of dangerous toothpaste, dog food and toys.
Bush said the United States benefits from having an open market and a huge variety of products from across the globe.
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Police reports
11:13 PM 11/6/2007 — Champaign A 24-year-old woman reported criminal damage to property at the 1200 block of Northwood Street, Saturday night. According to a police report, an unknown offender entered the victim's garage, kicked and damaged the garage door and broke the front window of the house.
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