Man sentenced to probation in attempted truck theft
URBANA — A Homer man who admitted trying to steal a dump truck in rural St. Joseph earlier this year has been sentenced to three years of probation.read more
View ArticlePizza man robbed in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign police are looking for three men responsible for robbing a pizza delivery man in Champaign Thursday night.Sgt. Dave Griffet said police were called to the 1200 block of Gertrude...
View ArticleUpdated: Champaign chief receives reviews of shootings by officers
Updated 3:05 p.m. Friday.CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign police department has concluded parts of internal reviews of three incidents since September where officers fired their weapons and forwarded their...
View ArticleMan faces drug, weapon charges
URBANA — A Champaign man who allegedly had cannabis intended for sale at a time when he was armed has been criminally charged.Rantoul police Sgt. Marcus Beach said officers with his department received...
View ArticleMan makes first court appearance in attempted-murder case
URBANA — A Champaign man accused of shooting his estranged wife is due back in court Jan. 4 with his own attorney.read more
View ArticleCounty paid $62,000 for suspect's medical care
Champaign County taxpayers had to pay about $62,000 for the medical care rendered to a man charged with home invasion as well as pay for hundreds of hours for police to guard him.Anthony S. Brown, 25,...
View ArticleFire destoys shed in Mayview
MAYVIEW - It took firefighters from several departments almost two hours to put out a blaze that destroyed a shed on U.S. 150 east of Urbana early Saturday.Champaign County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Vercler...
View ArticleTeen arrested after stabbing
CHAMPAIGN - A 16-year-old Urbana girl was arrested early Saturday after she allegedly stabbed a boy in a northwest Champaign neighborhood in the neck.Champaign County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Vercler said...
View ArticleOne man arrested; police looking for a second in restaurant holdup
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign police got a hand from three citizens in arresting an armed man who allegedly held up a Champaign restaurant Friday night.read more
View ArticleMan arrested for attempted robbery
CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign man who allegedly tried to swipe the instant lottery winnings of another Champaign man was arrested Saturday.Champaign police Sgt. Tom Frost said about 10:20 a.m. Saturday, a...
View ArticleUpdated: Two face home invasion, other charges
Updated 3:20 p.m. Thursday.CHAMPAIGN — Two men were arrested Wednesday night in Champaign for allegedly forcing their way into a home and stealing money from the men living there.Champaign police Sgt....
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison over theft pleas
URBANA — A 65-year-old Urbana man with an almost 50-year criminal record was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for his latest theft convictions.Dewey Huff, who listed an address in the 900...
View ArticleRantoul man sentenced to 12 years
URBANA — A Rantoul man who admitted breaking into an elderly woman's home in Rantoul in 2011 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.read more
View Article15-year-old pleads in accidental shooting death
URBANA — A Champaign County judge will decide later what sentence an Urbana teen will receive for accidentally killing his toddler nephew last spring.The now 15-year-old youth pleaded guilty Thursday...
View ArticleBond at $500,000 in drug case
URBANA — A Champaign man who police say has been selling cocaine in Champaign and Urbana for several months is being held in the county jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.Assistant State's Attorney Dan...
View ArticleSouth Side grieves over murder-suicide
CHAMPAIGN — Counselors will be available at South Side School when classes resume next week to support the friends of a fourth-grader whose mother died violently on New Year's Eve.South Side Principal...
View ArticleMan out on bond in drug case arrested again
URBANA — A California man who was released from jail for alleged cannabis trafficking on Wednesday was arrested again Thursday night along with another man for having even more cannabis.read more
View ArticleWoman injured, ticketed in crash
BONDVILLE — A Seymour woman was injured in a drunken driving crash Thursday morning about 2 miles south of Bondville.Champaign County sheriff's Sgt. Dan Coile said Jennifer Chaney, 41, was driving...
View ArticleDUI guilty plea brings jail time, probation
URBANA — An Urbana man who got into two crashes last fall while driving drunk has been sentenced to two years of probation and four months in jail.Steven Newsome, 53, whose listed an address in the 600...
View ArticleSecond suspect in armed robbery arrested
URBANA — A second man believed to be involved in a restaurant holdup in Champaign late last month has been arrested.State's Attorney Julia Rietz said Champaign police found Xavier Gary, 21, who listed...
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