Champaign Unit 4 is seeking $192 million for a proposed school building referendum, but officials say the district could overspend again.

Champaign Unit 4 proposes significant improvements with a $192 million bond, up for vote Nov. 3. Find out what is at stake ...

Urbana is enacting initiatives to transform Philo Road, including grants and community programs aimed at revitalizing the ...

These are just a few of the complaints about registered oil wells filed with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in the last three years. Approximately 14,000 wells operate in Illinois ...

In the past eight years, Champaign and Urbana witnessed a steep hike in gun violence and then a swift decline after 2021 — but the shootings still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. The biggest ...

Wendy Dorman is the recipient of a NASA early career researcher grant to create a detailed grasslands map in Illinois to improve wildlife, agricultural and environmental understanding. Despite farmer ...

Each year, Champaign County property owners each get a tax exemption of up to $6,000 for living in their one home. But about 1,400 landlords are granted multiple exemptions a year on their assessments ...

In the last 11 years, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has racked up at least $51.9 million in fines for 90 federal- and state-level offenses and violations in the United States. The numbers come from ...

In 2009, the City of Champaign began approving a wave of high rises that added more than 2,000 beds to the Campustown area over the next nine years. By 2018, the city realized it had so overburdened ...

A lawsuit filed by the City of Champaign against the out-of-town owner of run-down apartment buildings remains unresolved heading into 2026. Champaign has been involved with an ongoing legal battle ...

The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) facility in Decatur, which processes grain products into food ingredients and ethanol, released 2.7 million pounds of toxic chemicals in 2022, including one that can ...