Winter is 6th warmest ever in Illinois - Chicago Tribune

7 February 2012, 2:05 am

Belleville News DemocratWinter is 6th warmest ever in IllinoisChicago Tribune12. The average temperature for December and January was 33.4 degrees. That makes it the sixth warmest December-January period since 1895. The Illinois Water Survey is located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai... Read More »

Illinois Football: Gonzales returns to the prairie - The State Journal-Register

6 February 2012, 8:29 pm

Illinois Football: Gonzales returns to the prairieThe State Journal-RegisterBy JOHN SUPINIE CHAMPAIGN — Still wearing a cast on his wrist from a football injury during his senior season at Colorado State, Billy Gonzales rode with his father on the long drive from Colorado to central Illinois 18 ye... Read More »

Judge squelches bid to overturn Illinois gun law - Quad City Times

6 February 2012, 3:09 pm

Judge squelches bid to overturn Illinois gun lawQuad City Times“We're disappointed with the decision, and we are appealing,” said attorney David Jensen, who represented Michael Moore of Champaign in the case. The Illinois Attorney General's office, which represented the state in the case... Read More »

Murray Wise Associates Expands Presence in Western States - MarketWatch (press release)

6 February 2012, 12:08 pm

Murray Wise Associates Expands Presence in Western StatesMarketWatch (press release)CHAMPAIGN, IL, Feb 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Murray Wise Associates has expanded its capabilities in the Western United States with the addition of Richard Brown, CFA, who brings broad experience in both fi... Read More »

Verizon Wireless invested $166 million in Illinois network in 2011 - Chicago Tribune

6 February 2012, 11:45 am

Chicago TribuneVerizon Wireless invested $166 million in Illinois network in 2011Chicago TribuneThe wireless carrier, which launched 4G LTE in Chicago in late 2010, spent more than $179.7 million on its Illinois network last year. In 2011, the operator brought its 4G network to Rockford, Springfield... Read More »

WKU track teams compete at Illinois - Bowling Green Daily News

6 February 2012, 10:10 am

WKU track teams compete at IllinoisBowling Green Daily NewsThe Western Kentucky track and field teams competed Saturday in the Illinois Orange and Blue in Champaign, Ill. WKU's Michelle Finn won the women's 800-meter in a time of 2:16.14, while Monteka Flowers won the weight throw with a thr... Read More »

Q&A: New Illinois D-coordinator Tim Banks - ESPN (blog)

6 February 2012, 6:21 am

Q&A: New Illinois D-coordinator Tim BanksESPN (blog)I caught up to the 40-year-old Detroit native recently to get his thoughts on coming to Champaign: What was it that appealed to you about the job at Illinois? Tim Banks: I've had a chance to work with Coach Beckman previously when we were both ... Read More »

Champaign council to weigh new review of arrest - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

6 February 2012, 5:45 am

Champaign council to weigh new review of arrestChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteCHAMPAIGN — The city council this week is scheduled to revisit a controversial June 2011 arrest, over which Champaign police officers and some community members are divided about whether an appropriate amount of force was ... Read More »

Practice makes Purdue's Moses perfect at free throw line - Journal and Courier

5 February 2012, 11:06 pm

Purdue BoilermakersPractice makes Purdue's Moses perfect at free throw lineJournal and Courier2 one-point win in Champaign, Ill., Moses hasn't missed from the line. Moses extended her consecutive free throw streak to 31 after going 10 of 10 during Sunday's 77-66 victory over the Fighting... Read More »

Illinois rattled by Northwestern's first win in Champaign since 1999 - Chicago Sun-Times

5 February 2012, 6:30 pm

Chicago TribuneIllinois rattled by Northwestern's first win in Champaign since 1999Chicago Sun-TimesBY TINA AKOURIS takouris@suntimes.com February 5, 2012 8:28PM Northwestern forward John Shurna shoots over Illinois guard Brandon Paul during the second half Sunday in Champaign. | Darrell Hoemann... Read More »