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Flood watch issued for Champaign County as more storms approach
5:10 PM 6/3/2008 — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for portions of Central Illinois, including Champaign County, through this evening. Though the morning's storms have moved to the east leaving behind more than 2 inches of rain, new storms could produce another 2 to 3 inches of rain in short periods of time.
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Blagojevich: Budget plan fails due to huge deficit
5:09 PM 6/3/2008 — After reviewing the budget passed by the General Assembly before Saturday's deadline, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday his budget experts had determined their completed plan is unconstitutional, thanks to a $2.1 billion deficit.
The legislature must pass a "balanced budget," according to the Illinois State Constitution.
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August reopening in sight for ARC
10:47 PM 6/2/2008 — With ever-present construction on campus, there is one project that is arguably most anticipated by students - the completion of the Intramural Physical Education Building.
IMPE, which will now become Activities and Recreation Center, or ARC, is scheduled to open on August 18 after approximately two yeas of construction.
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CCC to vote on budget for fiscal year
2:49 PM 6/3/2008 — The Champaign City Council will vote on a number of ordinances at their meeting Tuesday night pertaining to the budget for Fiscal Year 2008/09.
The expenditures for the fiscal year, not including interfund transfers, will be $120,343,650. This includes a $29 million budget for the Capital Improvement Plan, a program to fund various construction and maintenance issues around the city.
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Soil at gas plant may be hazardous
10:43 PM 6/2/2008 — The results of soil samples to determine whether the site of a former gas plant at Fifth and Hill streets in Champaign is hazardous to the health of neighbors should be available by the beginning of July.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency plans to evaluate the samples taken by Ameren IP from inside and outside the land.
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Urbana votes against making Lincoln Hotel a historic landmark
11:26 PM 6/2/2008 — The Urbana City Council voted against making the Urbana-Lincoln Hotel a historic landmark Monday night.
The hotel, which is owned by Global Hotel Management of Normal, Ill., and located at 209 S. Broadway Ave., has been operating significantly under its occupancy and is expected to have just a 0.
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UI to conduct research in partnership with Singapore
2:49 PM 6/3/2008 — A venture approved by the University Board of Trustees allotted funding for a program that will use new technology to conduct research in Singapore government's Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR - a first for the University.
"What makes it so exciting is that [the partnership] is the first of its kind.
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Colbert to '08 Princeton grads: Please don't change the world
2:29 PM 6/3/2008 — "Gandhi said, 'you must be the change you want to see in the world,' " Stephen Colbert told an audience of thousands at the Class Day ceremony this afternoon. "But may I also point out he drank his own urine, so let's not go overboard on his advice."
The host and executive producer of "The Colbert Report" and a one-time presidential candidate in his home state of South Carolina, Colbert drew laughter and applause from the assembled senior class and their families as he poked fun at Princeton traditions and urged the class to maintain the status quo after graduation.
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Severe weather rumbles into Campustown
12:12 AM 6/4/2008 — Tornado sirens blared as severe weather rolled through Champaign-Urbana late Tuesday night.
A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service at approximately 9:15 p.m. for Champaign county after doppler radar indicated strong rotation in Monticello, Ill.
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Police reports
9:26 PM 6/2/2008 — Champaign A 47-year-old Rantoul woman was arrested for retail theft at the 900 block of south Neil Street Saturday. According to a police report, the offender concealed a scrapbook and stamps in her purse before employees caught her and recovered the merchandise.
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Odds 'N' Ends: Man unearths box filled with Depression-era cash
9:19 PM 6/2/2008 — MILWAUKEE - Dan Deming had heard the rumors about the buried treasure on his central Wisconsin farm.
At first he made some halfhearted attempts to find it, and then searched in earnest for two or three years after receiving a metal detector for his birthday.
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