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An autopsy performed on a University of Illinois student found dead on campus Jan. 19 confirmed the cause of death to be hypothermia.

(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Secretary of State is backing legislation that would require more transparency in the financial dealings of lobbyists. Alexi Giannoulias said the measures are ne...

On Jan. 20, 18-year-old Akul Dhawan, freshman in Engineering, was found dead in west Urbana. Dhawan’s parents decided to file a complaint against UIPD claiming negligence regarding the handling of the search.  Dhawan was reported missing on Jan. 20 at around 1:30 am, according to University police. The student had been missing for about one...

Preliminary findings showed no evidence of significant trauma.

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Coroner’s Office has released new evidence regarding the death of a University of Illinois student over the weekend. Coroner Stephen Thuney said an autopsy on 18-year-old Akul Dhawan was performed on Monday. The autopsy did not find any evidence of significant trauma, Thuney said, but the autopsy did […]

 Tragedy struck Christmas Day when a vehicle slid off an overpass and landed on top of a semi-trailer on Interstate 57 in northern Champaign County, killing both drivers. The crash occurred a...

The Champaign County coroner identified that Tyler S. Flynn, 34, of Dewey, and Muharem Ugarak, 48, of St. Louis, Missouri, were killed in a car crash Monday. State police said