News across Greater Champaign
Bat near Newman Hall tests positive for rabies
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department wrote in a press release Friday that a bat found near Newman Hall tested positive for rabies. The bat was found Wednesday near the Armory Avenue entrance and tested positive for rabies Thursday. According to the Centers for Disease…
Louisiana man arrested for theft of money bag at Hardee’s in Paxton
PAXTON — A northeast Louisiana man staying in Chicago has been arrested on a Ford County warrant charging him with burglary in connection with the theft of a bag of cash in August from the Hardee’s restaurant in Paxton. In a news release, Paxton Police Chief Coy Cornett said…
Piatt County teen facing trespassing, battery charges in Gibson City incident
PAXTON — Ford County’s prosecutor has dismissed a home invasion charge filed against a Piatt County teenager who allegedly entered a Gibson City home, climbed into bed with a sleeping juvenile and committed an act of sexual abuse against her. In dismissing the Class X felony…
Angel Warriors’ former treasurer appears in court on theft charge
GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of the Angel Warriors, a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need, made her first appearance in Ford County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after she was charged last month with felony theft for…
POLICE BLOTTER
PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Quinton M. Garrett, 39, of Paxton, was arrested for delivery of alcohol to a minor and contrib- uting to the delinquency of a minor around 6:36 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Paxton Police…
UPDATED: Coroner identifies body found near Alma Mater
UPDATE — Monday, 7:32 p.m. UIPD confirmed Monday afternoon that the body found near Alma Mater Monday morning was 29-year-old Alex Rodriguez. According to the press release, officers found Rodriguez on a concrete bench at approximately 6:42 a.m. The Champaign County Coroner’s…
Body found near Alma Mater
A man was found dead Monday morning near Alma Mater, according to UIPD. UIPD is currently investigating. The body was found at approximately 6:42 a.m. A UIPD spokesperson wrote in an email to The Daily Illini that the preliminary investigation suggests there is no ongoing threat…
Felony theft charge filed vs. former PBL Choral Boosters treasurer
PAXTON — Ford County’s prosecutor filed a felony theft charge Friday against the former treasurer of a fundraising group for Paxton-Buckley-Loda schools’ choral program who was arrested last month for allegedly stealing $21,000 from its bank account. State’s Attorney Andrew…
Insomnia Cookies closed for failing food safety inspection
Insomnia Cookies in Champaign was closed at 10 a.m. Wednesday for failing its food establishment inspection, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department’s incident report. The two violations listed were improper disposal of sewage and lack of an accredited…
Paxton woman pleads guilty to burglary, set to be sentenced in November
PAXTON — A Paxton woman pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary in two separate cases involving the theft of power tools from a Gibson City store on Tuesday, Sept. 15, and faces a potential prison term when sentenced in Ford County Circuit Court this fall. As part of a…
Attorney General Raoul Charges Champaign Co Man with Possession, Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material
THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL'S OFFICE Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today charged an Urbana, Illinois man with...
PAXTON POLICE BLOTTER
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Guadalupe D. Galvan, 30, of Rantoul, was arrested for driving with no valid driver’s license and ticketed for operating a vehicle with suspended registration during a traffic stop at 9:47 p.m.…