Champaign NewsLocal news for Champaign, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Study: U.S. hires fairly overseas- July 8, 2008 U.S. companies are spreading good hiring practices around the globe as they set up business in developing countries, a University of Illinois study indicates.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/study-u-s-hires-fairly-overseas?fromrss=1 Champaign-Urbana celebrates America's 232nd birthday- July 7, 2008 Rod and Cherie Fletcher of Urbana watch the fireworks show from their 1976 Triumph Spitfire on Friday.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/champaign-urbana-celebrates-americas-232nd-... New law ensures schools are scrubbed with safer products- July 7, 2008 Summer custodial work has sometimes left harsher side effects than sore muscles for Don Dixon.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/new-law-ensures-schools-are-scrubbed-with-s... Kirby Avenue Lane to be closed- July 6, 2008 CHAMPAIGN – Eastbound Kirby Avenue between Greencroft Drive and Arrow Road will merge into one lane Monday and Tuesday for storm sewer maintenance.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/kirby-avenue-lane-to-be-closed?fromrss=1 It's your buiness: T.J. Maxx remodeling to deliver improvements- July 5, 2008 Expect to see changes at the T.J. Maxx store in Champaign, if you haven't been there in a while.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/its-your-buiness-t-j-maxx-remodeling-to-del... "Knee High by the 4th of July"- July 5, 2008 "Since i've been farming its always been knee high by the fourth of July. Its more like knee high by the 4th of June, if not higher," said farmer Eric Rund.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/knee-high-by-the-4th-of-july?fromrss=1 Mending a Broken Band- July 5, 2008 Now it's silent. The musicians who used to frequent it have taken their tour elsewhere.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/mending-a-broken-band?fromrss=1 Fugitives Plucked from Decatur Streets- July 4, 2008 More than 100 fugitives are off the streets after U.S. Marshals raided criminal hideouts across Central Illinois.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/fugitives-plucked-from-decatur-streets?from... Deal on land for Curtis Road up for vote- July 4, 2008 CHAMPAIGN – The city council on Tuesday will consider a tentative deal to buy 22 acres of property that is critical to the next phase of the Curtis Road project.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/deal-on-land-for-curtis-road-up-for-vote?fr... Centennial High gets New Principal- July 3, 2008 It's official Centennial High School's got a new principal. This afternoon the Champaign School Board appointed Justin Moore the new principal.http://www.topix.net/city/champaign-il/2008/07/centennial-high-gets-new-principal?fromrss=... |