Champaign officials will outine proposed zoning rule changes for the city's oldest residential area, Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Champaign Public Library. Many residents of the "In-Town" zoning districts hope the new zoning rules will help ensure that new apartment buildings in the area are compatible with existing housing.

A co-owner of the café and canoe rental site on the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River at Kickapoo State Recreation Area in Vermilion County says he’s happy the state Department of Natural Resource will give an additional two months --- until September 20th --- before terminating his contract.