Deb Frank Feinen Defeats Champaign Mayor Don Gerard
Champaign City Council Member at large Deb Frank Feinen has secured 41 percent of the vote over incumbent Mayor Don Gerard's 31 percent.
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Decatur and Danville Mayors Win New Terms
Decatur Mayor Michael McElroy won another term with 47 percent of the vote in a four-way race, while Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer again held off challenger James McMahon, who he defeated along with three other challengers in 2011. Eisenhauer held 63 percent of the vote in a two-way race.
Voters Again Reject Unit 4’s School Construction Initiative
For the second time, the Champaign School District's effort to levy a property tax increase was rejected by voters.
Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco On Identity, Art And Fame
Richard Blanco likes to say that he was made in Cuba, assembled in Spain and imported to the United States. The writer served as the country's fifth inaugural poet at President Obama's 2013 inauguration – an assignment that forced him to confront some long-standing questions about his own identity.