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Bond Denied For Suspect In Zhang Disappearance
Brendt Christensen, the man charged in the kidnapping of Yingying Zhang, was ordered held without bond Wednesday until his trial.
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Rail Trail Coming To East Central Illinois
Sometime later this summer the first part of the Kickapoo Rail Trail is expected to open. The bike and running path along an old rail bed east of Urbana has been years in the making.
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Senate Overrides Rauner Veto Of Tax, Budget Bills
The Illinois Senate took action Tuesday meant to end a two-year budget stalemate. They voted to approve a budget plan and tax increase, then overrode Governor Bruce Rauner's veto later in the day.
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“A Beautiful Implosion” Of Higgins Hall
It cost Western Illinois University $7.3 million to build Higgins Hall, a residence hall that opened in the fall of 1967. The university said it would cost around $48 million today to renovate it into a "like-new" facility, so instead the building was imploded Saturday morning during an event that drew hundreds of people to the Macomb campus.
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Illinois Senate To Vote On Budget Bills Tuesday
The Illinois Senate is expected to vote on a full budget Tuesday. That’s after the House passed a spending plan and a tax increase over the weekend to try and end the two-year long impasse.
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Agencies Hold Off On Junk Status — For Now
Two bond rating agencies say Illinois is on the right path with the budget plan passed Sunday in the state House of Representatives.
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Hays Says He Will Not Seek Reelection To House Seat In 2018
Republican State Representative Chad Hays of Catlin says he will not seek reelection for a fifth term in the Illinois House.
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Suspect In Yingying Zhang Disappearance Faces Bond Hearing Wednesday
A hearing is scheduled Wednesday to determine whether the Champaign man charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of visiting University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang will be held without bond. Brendt Christensen made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Urbana on Monday.
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Alleged Zhang Kidnapper Makes Court Appearance Monday
The man accused of kidnapping Yingying Zhang is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court Monday morning. Brendt Christensen, 27, of Champaign was arrested Friday, three weeks after 26-year-old Zhang went missing.
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In Bipartisan Vote, House Approves Tax Increase
The Illinois House has approved a 1.2 percentage-point increase in the state income tax. Last night, more than a dozen Republicans joined the majority Democrats to pass the legislation, despite the objections of Governor Bruce Rauner.