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Urbana City Council looks into disturbance ordinance

The Aggravated Public Nuisance ordinance will continue to be discussed at the Urbana City Council’s Monday night meeting. If passed, it would require owners to take better charge of managing criminal offenses and violations on their property.

3/15/2010 - 12:13 AM
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Science, environmental issues addressed at Expo

At an expo that discussed scientific and environmental issues, organizers said an exhibit on e-waste was one of the most important displays. E-waste is any electronic product that is discarded or broken but not properly disposed of.

3/15/2010 - 1:13 AM
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Illinois briefs: Prospective students tour ACES campus

Prospective and grade school students toured campus Friday as part of the ExplorACES event. Sponsored by the College of ACES, the event invited students to visit departmental booths and exhibits in the ACES Library, Turner Hall and the Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building.

3/15/2010 - 12:01 AM
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Display opens Champaign's 150th celebration

This week marks Champaign's 150th anniversary, which will be celebrated beginning later this week.

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3/15/2010 - 11:37 AM
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Ameren Illinois reaches out to customers in need

According to a press release from Ameren Illinois, they are reaching out to residential customers with past due account balances to help them take advantage of payment plans as well as Illinois utility rate relief programs.

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3/15/2010 - 11:46 AM
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Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam’s IOUs

The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.

3/14/2010 - 9:52 PM
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Engineering fraternity succeeds in design competition at Engineering Open House

The Engineering Open House held March 12 and 13 signaled the return of the 23rd Annual Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition.

3/15/2010 - 12:26 AM
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NYC to pay workers made ill by WTC dust

NEW YORK — After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the New York City, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.

3/12/2010 - 1:16 AM
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Champaign County residents criticize continued Olympian Drive project

Some community members and local city residents are criticizing Champaign’s continuation of the Olympian Drive project. The project will construct an arterial road stretching east to west across northern Champaign-Urbana. It has been in the works for 25 years.

3/12/2010 - 12:29 AM
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ACES hosts program to draw in new students

This weekend, the ExplorACES program will give potential students a look at what the College of ACES has to offer.

Highlights will include a chocolate fountain, profiles of edible soil and at least a couple of exhibits that are particularly hands-on.

3/12/2010 - 12:03 AM
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Obama’s plan promises bright future for children’s education

ATLANTA — President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration’s help they will have better teachers and improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost.

3/14/2010 - 9:56 PM
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At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche

An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, killing at least two people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.

3/14/2010 - 9:08 PM
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Police Blotter 3-14-10

Champaign

A 55-year-old man was arrested at the 300 block of East White Street on Friday afternoon.

According to the police report, the offender was arrested for possession of cannabis and on an in-state warrant.

Deceptive practices were reported at the 1700 block of Westhaven Drive on Friday afternoon.

According to the police report, an unknown offender used the victim’s credit card number to make unauthorized charges.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested at the 500 block of South Lierman Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

3/14/2010 - 10:32 PM
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