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Weather causes LEX Illini Express van to tip
4:38 PM 6/9/2008 — A LEX Illini Express van tipped over during a storm South of Matteson, Illinois during strong storms Saturday.
The van, carrying two passengers at the time of the accident, pulled over to the side of the road due to strong rain, said Robert Frazier, President of LEX Illini Express.
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Urbana City Council to revisit cell phone ban
4:37 PM 6/9/2008 — The Urbana City Council will once again be looking at banning the use of cell phones while driving during their meeting Monday night.
The Committee of the Whole will be looking at drafting an ordinance that would fine any person who gets into an accident while operating a cell phone.
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Cleanup underway with more storms forecasted
12:17 AM 6/9/2008 — CHICAGO - Residents of Chicago's southern suburbs spent Sunday cleaning up from a series of tornadoes that pelted the region this weekend, while bracing for another round of severe weather.
The National Weather Service said a sprawling storm system generated six separate tornadoes in Chicago's southern suburbs on Saturday, tearing off the roofs from homes, knocking down power lines and overturning semitrailers.
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First-ever Streetfest a delight for C-U residents
4:04 PM 6/9/2008 — Ella Carder came to the Campustown Streetfest looking for a blue balloon and wasn't satisfied with the green one that she had.
"We're going to go find some blue balloons here," the 3-year-old Champaign resident said. "My favorite colors are blue and red and the last ones are green and purple.
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Corruption fighters find tradition-bound Chicago a challenge
12:21 AM 6/9/2008 — CHICAGO - When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan got snared in an investigation of racketeering and fraud a few years back, some thought Chicago might get a break from the corruption that has plagued this city for as long as anyone can remember.
Federal corruption hunters were still on patrol in the city and new Gov.
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Springfield mayor urges gov. not to move IDOT jobs in ad
4:05 PM 6/9/2008 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The mayor of the capital city scolded Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a newspaper ad Sunday for trying to move more than 100 Department of Transportation jobs to southern Illinois.
Tim Davlin, a Democrat who has had friendly relations with the governor, argued the transfer would hit Springfield the same way a mine closing would harm southern Illinois or a factory closing would affect Rockford.
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Heavy precipitation across Illinois
11:32 AM 6/9/2008 — This past January to May have proven to be the third wettest on record since 1895, said State Climatologist, Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water survey, a division of the Illinois Department of National Resources.
"Many areas will likely continue to struggle with too much water in rivers and streams as well as in the fields," Angel said.
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Aftershock rocks China lake, creates landslides
12:23 AM 6/9/2008 — QINGLIAN, China - A magnitude 5.0 aftershock shook a brimming, earthquake-formed lake and sent landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains Sunday, underscoring the persistent threat of flooding to more than 1 million weary refugees downstream.
No new evacuations were ordered and the lake's dam of unstable mud and rocks did not collapse, said Hu Peng, a media officer at the disaster relief headquarters of the lake.
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Odds 'n' ends: Indian school names monkey god as its chairman
12:28 AM 6/9/2008 — LUCKNOW, India - He's a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he's the chairman of an Indian business school.
Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said Saturday.
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Police reports
12:27 AM 6/9/2008 — Champaign Police recovered a stolen vehicle at the 2100 block of Melrose Friday morning. According to a report, the car was stolen from a rental lot in Franklin Park, Ill., during the month of February. No arrests had been made at the time of the report. A 52-year-old woman reported damage to her property at the 1500 block of Kiler.
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