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The jury of eight women and four men found that Glen Torres Jr., 30, personally discharged the gun that caused the deaths of Theodore "Teddy" Hill, 29, and Zarra Strickland, 28, on Aug. 2, 2015.

DANVILLE — An Indianapolis man is facing mandatory life in prison when he's sentenced next month for murdering a Danville couple a little more than 3 years ago.

The longtime educator who is getting ready to retire as librarian at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High says her career really took off in the self-contained Amish classroom at Arthur Junior High.

Despite bids that added $9.213 million to the project's original $81.7 million budget, members approved moving ahead on 18 contracts most critical to keeping work on the high school's expansion and renovation on schedule.

As the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon builds a reputation among elite runners, the race directors are beginning to pull out the stops to make the race as professional as possible and avert disasters.

Strange mishaps can easily derail a marathon.

In his first comments about the investigation since it became public earlier this month, Robert Jones told members of the Academic Senate that the monthlong investigation in September 2018 was thorough, and he saw no need for outside review.

Beverly Kuemin of Niles, Mich., is in Champaign through today with her '9/11 WTC Memorial Quilt Project.' It's the first stop on a seven-site tour.

BEVERLY KUEMIN can't think of a better way to spend retirement.

Today is Wednesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2019. There are 251 days left in the year.
Today's highlight
On April 24, 1980, the United States launched an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. servicemen.
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The school year's almost over, but our student writers continue to churn.

Welcome to Year 3 of High School Confidential, an ambitious project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every corner of our circulation area. Each Wednesday through May, they’ll tell us what’s happening in their hallways at news-gazette.com.
This year’s panelists:

Today is Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:
In 1919, Calvin H. Frew, one of the pioneers who helped to settle the community of Paxton, died in Chicago.
In 1969, the Fairmount Masonic Lodge merged with the Catlin Masonic Lodge.
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Katie Blakeman has been serving on the expungement and criminal-justice working group, which is charged with figuring out an efficient way for people convicted of minor possession charges to shed that past.

URBANA — Champaign County Circuit Clerk Katie Blakeman is working behind the scenes to prepare for what's coming when and if recreational cannabis for adults is legalized in Illinois.