First steps are being made toward possible re-vamps for special education facilities in the Unit 4 school district, according to a presentation made at the Board of Education’s meeting Monday night.

“When you live in a third-world country, you have to know almost everything to survive,” says Geovanny Ponce, one of four guests on Monday's hour-long show. Also calling in: Kendall Bostic, Illini hockey coach John Opilka and Eric Meyer from Pia's.

Superintendent John Hart said no students sustained physical injuries during the altercation, and "involvement in such behavior will not be tolerated. Students who participated in or contributed to the incident will receive disciplinary consequences in accordance with district policy."

Calls for service were up but arrest counts were down in Champaign County last year, according to an annual report provided by the Champaign County Sheriff's Office. 

Champaign County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help finding evidence in a homicide investigation. 

Among those coming up with the questions this week: Dr. Mamadou Tounkara, Joan Walls, Patricia McKinney Lewis, Mary Frances Phillips, Lowa Mwilambwe, Von Young Jr., Alisa Hardy, Kam Cox and Lorenzo Baber.

So excited to catch Brad Underwood’s Illini in person on the West Coast, the San Diego Illini Club chartered — and quickly sold out — a 56-seat bus for today’s game against UCLA.

Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez, whose role as an FBI mole furthered the feds’ investigation into then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a bribery scheme meant to influence the powerful speaker.

1000 block of Cunningham Avenue: A man who was on parole urinated in a public place before operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and cannabis

Among those joining Thursday's show: Drew Smith, who's bringing Smith Burger Co. to Mahomet next; Decatur's Kara Demirjian Huss, on giving to Illini athletics; and Hall of Famer Kiwane Garris, on Keaton Wagler and another freshman guard he's watching closely — Cal State Fullerton's Kiwane Garris Jr.

A man was left with multiple gunshot wounds and remains in critical condition after a shooting last night. 

Rebecca Purcell-Givens  is in her first year teaching ELA and AVID at Edison Middle School after eight years of teaching in the Blue Ridge, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, and Danville school districts.