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I-74 fire

I-74 reopens after massive field fire

OGDEN -A large and smoky farm field fire shut down I-74 east of Urbana for several hours Tuesday afternoon. Heavy smoke obstructed the view for dozens of drivers in an area between St. Joseph and Fithian. IPM meteorologist Andrew Pritchard said from the scene that Tuesday’s strong winds in central Illinois helped the fire spread

A sign for the Meadowbrook Community Church that says "vote here" below next to a parking lot.

Champaign County Clerk discusses efforts to prevent voter intimidation

With one week until Election day, officials in Champaign County are urging the public to abide by voting rules after incidents where violence and unlawful political activity occurred at polling places.  County Clerk Aaron Ammons said there was a physical fight Saturday at the Meadowbrook Community Church voting center. He said an individual wore a

A man stands on a ramp next to a plaque and a wreath commemorating Lincoln's speech against the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Community honors 170th anniversary of Lincoln’s Urbana anti-slavery speech

  Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln spoke in Urbana on Oct. 24, 1854, to denounce a law that allowed for the expansion of slavery. On Thursday, one hundred and seventy years later, a commemoration was held at the Champaign County Courthouse. Around 50 community members gathered to hear the history behind those remarks.