Almost 16 years ago, three young children died after they were trapped in a car that went into Clinton Lake. Edith Brady-Lunny has been covering the story since that first night. We’ll speak with her about her new book, The Unforgiven. Also, local communities play a big part in the census. But this time, there’s a lot of fear about being counted. Today, we’ll focus on what this looks like in the central Illinois community of Beardstown.

As the sun set on the last day of 2016, I was doing one of the things I like to do best: birding with friends. And I've mapped out some early opportunities for this year.

The family of Ashley Gibson has spoken for the first time since authorities reported the death of the 24-year old from Urbana, whose remains were discovered in Clinton Lake on Sunday.  Her mother, Ranae, says her daughter had dreams of leaving the area and joining the military, and never met a stranger. 

The Champaign County Coroner’s office has identified dismembered human remains found in Clinton Lake last Sunday as those of 24 year old Ashley Gibson of Urbana.

Champaign Police are waiting for an autopsy to tell them whether human remains recovered Sunday from Clinton Lake are that of Ashley Chemere Gibson.