June, 2017 Stories | Chambana Sun

Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees met June 13.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Jun 14, 2017

Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

Champaign County Strategic Planning Committee met May 15.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Jun 14, 2017

Champaign County Strategic Planning Committee met at 4:05 p,m, Monday, May 15.

Champaign County Strategic Planning Committee met April 25.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Jun 14, 2017

Champaign County Strategic Planning Committee met Tuesday, April 25.Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Goss, Robert A.

Champaign County Board Highway & Transportation Committee met June 9

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Jun 14, 2017

Champaign County Board Highway & Transportation Committee met Friday, June 9.Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:I.

Clinton Power Station back online; work provided boost to local economy

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 13, 2017

Following a month-long scheduled outage, Exelon Generation’s Clinton Power Station was refuelled and back to full power on June 6, according to a press release, which also said Clinton businesses enjoyed extra revenue from the 1,500 additional workers who took part in the project.

Schock loses motion of discovery bid on confidential informant

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jun 13, 2017

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's motion for discovery had been denied by the U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Bement Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education will meet June 14.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 13, 2017

Bement Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 14.

Gibson City Council met June 12.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 13, 2017

Gibson City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 12.

Pork-buying tourists get some free lessons at U of I

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 11, 2017

International buyers from countries throughout Asia, Central America and South America visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) recently as part of this year’s Illinois Pork Tour, organized by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Injury fears prompt 105-pitch limit for prep baseball players

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jun 11, 2017

Illinois high school baseball pitchers now face a pitch limit following a mandate by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for the 2017 season.

Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats

By Hoang Tran | Jun 9, 2017

“Today we’ve seen a complete dereliction of duty by the majority in the General Assembly,” Gov. Bruce Rauner said after the 100th session of the General Assembly closed. “Once again, a tragic failure to serve the people of Illinois. A tragic failure to pass a balanced budget along with critical structural changes to protect taxpayers and grow more jobs.”

All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 9, 2017

Lawmakers have spent very little time in their seats, but at least they got to have play time, Austin Berg wrote on the Illinois Policy Institute website recently.