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To this day, former Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh is haunted by the night he responded to a call about a dying woman on an Urbana porch.

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The sixth in a series, we take a glimpse at what's happening in Foosland.

Today is Sunday, June 23, the 174th day of 2019. There are 191 days left in the year.
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Today is Sunday, June 23, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
In 1919, Frank A. Vanderlip, who recently resigned as president at National City Bank in New York, returned to his alma mater to serve as the commencement speaker at the University of Illinois.
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As volunteer correspondent docents of the DAR Museum in Washington D.C., the four women act as mobile historians, taking museum outreach programs on the road in Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN — They can trace their family roots back to the Revolutionary War, they're passionate about history and they travel across Illinois sharing glimpses of a bygone America.

Two of the more telling trends — if you pour through years of Champaign County's reports — are the diminution of dairy farming and the development of soybeans.

If you're not a "Foos" from Foosland, or related to one, then you've likely never been through the smallest incorporated town in Champaign County.

FOOSLAND — If you're not a "Foos" from Foosland, or related to one, then you've likely never been through the smallest incorporated town in Champaign County.

In a spinoff of our 'UI 150 & Beyond' project, we asked 10 former Illini coaches now living elsewhere to tell us about the first spot (other than a sports facility) or story that comes to mind when they think back to their C-U days.

Cyclists of all ages and from several states hit the road to benefit ALS research.

Cliff Channell (center), Rae Spooner (left) and timer Austin Birch (right) instruct riders before the start of Saturday's Ride for Ray in Savoy.

Today is Saturday, June 22, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
In 1919, the University of Illinois distributed 591 diplomas during commencement exercises. The low number was blamed on persons serving in the Great War and persons suffering from the influenza epidemic.
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