Don Owen Out As Urbana Schools Superintendent
Urbana District 116 Superintendent Don Owen will be leaving his job, according to a press release from the school district’s Board of Education.
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“Utility-Scale” Solar Farm Proposal Near Sidney Wins Zoning Board Approval
Several proposals for solar farms have come before Champaign County officials this year. The biggest proposal by far will come to the county board in January, after winning approval from the county Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday night.
Champaign-Urbana Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ Returns To Krannert
Champaign-Urbana Ballet opens its 21st annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” Friday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana.
New Report Says Legal Pot Will Earn Illinois Millions In New Taxes
A new report suggests Illinois state and local governments would take in a combined $525 million in new tax revenue if the state legalizes recreational marijuana.
Drinking Water In Illinois; ‘No Blue Memories’ Gwendolyn Brooks Production; Day With(out) Art Film
On The 21st: Who’s in charge of telling you when your tap water isn’t safe? We talk to experts about an incident in Champaign last week. Plus we discuss how one Chicago cinema troupe is using puppets, music and overhead projectors to tell the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks’s life. Plus, as World AIDS day approaches, we learn about a new film that gets its Illinois premiere this weekend.
