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CHAMPAIGN — Christie Clinic's dermatology department will offer free skin spot checks May 6 as part of Melanoma Monday, a day devoted to raising awareness about melanoma and other kinds of skin cancer.
Registration is required to reserve a spot for these screenings, which will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the main clinic, 101 W. University Ave., C.
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DANVILLE — It's a topic that most people don't want to acknowledge, let alone talk about, said Monica Beasley.
But, she said, community members must talk about gun violence, "and how we, as a community, can come together to stop it."
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State Police Sgt. Mike Campbell confirmed that detectives in the Champaign office were asked about a month ago to look into allegations regarding Rick Raney but Campbell said he was unable to say what the allegations are.

TOLONO — The police chief in Tolono is on paid leave while under investigation by the Illinois State Police.

In this week's 'Bag we look to the future of: the Tuscola outlet mall, Ebertfest, the 400 block of West Church Street in Champaign, fast food in Champaign, the humane society garage sale and a vacant car wash in Savoy.

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''We have not heard anything to that effect, and I seriously doubt that it would even be feasible to repurpose the existing structures in that manner.'

Tom's Mailbag publishes at 2 p.m. Friday (submit questions by clicking here). A sample of what's to come:

A couple News-Gazette Media notes.

A couple News-Gazette Media notes:
— Be sure to tune in to WDWS 1400-AM at 7:40 a.m. today for news from longtime Illini radio voice DAVE LOANE. The play-by-play man for volleyball, women's basketball and baseball will join sidekick and host DAVE GENTRY in our "Morning Show" studios.

Today is Friday, April 19, the 109th day of 2019. There are 256 days left in the year.
Today's highlight
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Today is Friday, April 19, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:

In 1919, many of the breeders of Shire horses in Champaign County met at the county Farm Bureau building to form a Shire Breeders' Association.
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In this week's edition of our feature spotlighting area religious leaders, staff writer Tim Mitchell talks with the Rev. Nathan Lenstra, pastor at the Hope Center in the Fair Oaks public housing complex in Danville.

Danville's Hope Center is anything but a traditional church.

Judge Heidi Ladd said she was struggling over her sentencing decision until she read the updated report from the Juvenile Detention Center detailing the boy's fascination with rap lyrics about gang violence, use of gang symbols and threats to staff.