During her 15 years of teaching Special Education and 11 years at Champaign Central, Cheryl Morton has always made sure to create an environment in her classroom and her school that is conducive to her students’ and colleagues’ success.

After a little over a year in office, Mayor DeShawn Williams has no hesitation in labeling the state of the city of Urbana as "strong." 

“There is one particular building that has been an ongoing concern because of its owners’ continued failure to comply with city requirements. It has become a nuisance and has continued to receive negative attention on social media and in other public forums."

Nominated by their peers and selected by their boss, eight members of Dustin Heuerman’s Champaign County Sheriff’s Office were honored during Wednesday’s annual employee recognition ceremony.

The cow sculpture is made of 800 pounds of unsalted butter spread across a wire frame. Much of the butter is “recycled,” meaning it is reused each year, rather than discarded. It was sculpted once again by Iowan Sarah Pratt.

What would it take for Notre Dame football to become a full-fledged, football-playing conference member? Weighing in: Irish greats Joe Montana, Joe Theismann, Rudy Ruettiger and press row's Matt Hayes and Dan Wetzel.

The school year that begins Thursday will be Jennifer Ivory-Tatum's eighth running the district. 

"The biggest advantage of a combined Final Four would be the massive commercial appeal and value to sponsors and networks and the visibility the event would offer to women’s basketball," retiring Big East commissioner Val Ackerman says.

Successful men's basketball coach with the Jaguars will now oversee the entire athletic department

During her 15 years of teaching Special Education and 11 years at Champaign Central, Cheryl Morton has always made sure to create an environment in her classroom and her school that is conducive to her students’ and colleagues’ success.

After a little over a year in office, Mayor DeShawn Williams has no hesitation in labeling the state of the city of Urbana as "strong." 

“There is one particular building that has been an ongoing concern because of its owners’ continued failure to comply with city requirements. It has become a nuisance and has continued to receive negative attention on social media and in other public forums."

Nominated by their peers and selected by their boss, eight members of Dustin Heuerman’s Champaign County Sheriff’s Office were honored during Wednesday’s annual employee recognition ceremony.

The cow sculpture is made of 800 pounds of unsalted butter spread across a wire frame. Much of the butter is “recycled,” meaning it is reused each year, rather than discarded. It was sculpted once again by Iowan Sarah Pratt.

What would it take for Notre Dame football to become a full-fledged, football-playing conference member? Weighing in: Irish greats Joe Montana, Joe Theismann, Rudy Ruettiger and press row's Matt Hayes and Dan Wetzel.

The school year that begins Thursday will be Jennifer Ivory-Tatum's eighth running the district. 

"The biggest advantage of a combined Final Four would be the massive commercial appeal and value to sponsors and networks and the visibility the event would offer to women’s basketball," retiring Big East commissioner Val Ackerman says.

Successful men's basketball coach with the Jaguars will now oversee the entire athletic department