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CHAMPAIGN — A week after police responded to protests on the University of Illinois campus and arrested two demonstrators, members of an encampment calling for the UI to divest from

Police have arrested more than 1,700 people at pro-Palestine campus protests.

A psychiatrists evaluation has opened the possibility that Fidele G. Tshimanga, 25, will be found not guilty by reason of insanity for the alleged murder of Brandon Hardway in February.

A psychiatrists evaluation has opened the possibility that Fidele G. Tshimanga, 25, will be found not guilty by reason of insanity for the alleged murder of Brandon Hardway in February.

The two were part of a protest group that gathered Friday near the Alma Mater statue, Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said.

(Springfield-jm) – The State Treasurer’s Office made nearly $124.6 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in March. Another $91 million in gross investment ear...

The two were part of a protest group that gathered Friday near the Alma Mater statue, Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said.

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Two men from Champaign have been identified as the people who were arrested on Friday during a pro-Palestine “encampment” on the University of Illinois campus. Julia Rietz, the Champaign County State’s Attorney, said the men are George Vassilatos, 25, and Christopher Zelle, 37. Both are charged with mob action, a Class […]

The first full Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend in five years wasnt without its challenges.

As of 3:45 p.m., organizers are leading around 250 demonstrators in various chants.