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Urbana, Illinois. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Champaign. Associated ZIP codes: 61801, 61802, 61803.
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URBANA — From historic courthouses to farm fields and favorite outdoor destinations, Illinois 4-H youth turned their hometowns into miniature masterpieces...
A special Illinois House committee opened its investigation into Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons of Urbana, who was indicted on federal criminal charges a...
Linda Louise Gibbons, born on August 19, 1939 in Urbana, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026 in Vancouver, Washington. Linda's j…
State's Attorney Julia Rietz said DNA from each arrestee and two guns police found while executing a search warrant have been provided to Illinois State Poli...
The Illinois House is launching a committee to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons after the Urbana Democrat's indictment on federal fraud and obstruction charges.
Scientists are exploring whether microplastics contribute to or cause Parkinson’s disease, impaired fertility, premature births, certain cancers and develo...
The Urbana City Hall will close early Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather.
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A general view of the State Farm Center prior to an NCAA college exhibition basketball game between between Illinois Chicago and Illinois Wednesday, Oct. 28,...
Charles Nelson, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:30 p.m. Friday, said Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer.
High-octane offense by Illinois on full display Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign
After a 21-10 loss to Illinois in Champaign on Saturday, Oregon has fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer.
Purdue snapped its long conference drought in Champaign, while Illinois left homecoming with new questions after falling to 2-3.
Rock and country music artists participated in Farm Aid, a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois, to help the nation’s farmers.
CHAMPAIGN — The ruckus raised by Lane Kiffin and others doesn’t look like it will affect the Illinois football program.
Six-term Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, each pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges handed...
The Illinois guard, who struggled from three-point range during his first season in Champaign, found more consistency in his jump shot during the workouts of...
CHAMPAIGN (TNS) — The timing of Josh Whitman’s annual media roundtable in late June means financial numbers for the fiscal year are typically a week or t...
Illinois forward Irene Noya Catoira (6) in a NCAA women’s basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wed., February 11, 2026.
The project was funded through a $600,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, designed to be an inclusive, special recreation area that...
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A new study set out to find which states were struggling with their weight a bit more than others.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker cruised to reelection in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but could his aspirations soon direct him toward another office?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke to reporters Wednesday morning, a day after winning another four years in Springfield.
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Urbana is in Champaign County, Illinois.
Region: Central Illinois
61801, 61802, 61803
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A new study set out to find which states were struggling with their weight a bit more than others.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker cruised to reelection in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but could his aspirations soon direct him toward another office?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke to reporters Wednesday morning, a day after winning another four years in Springfield.
Europeans first settled the Urbana area in 1822, when it was called Big Grove. When Champaign County was organized in 1833, the county seat was placed on 40 acres, 20 donated by William T. Webber and 20 by M. W. Busey, considered the city's founder, and it was named Urbana after Urbana, Ohio, hometown of State Senator John W. Vance, who wrote the act creating the county. The new town was first celebrated on July 4, 1833. Stores opened from 1834 and mills from about 1838, the Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage were built in 1840, the first school in 1854, the Baptist church in 1855 and the Presbyterian church in 1856.
Urbana suffered a setback when the Illinois Central Railroad's Chicago branch was built two miles west on flatter land, and the town of West Urbana grew around its depot from 1854, renamed Champaign in 1861. The rivalry led Urbana to replace its ten-year-old courthouse with a much grander one to keep the county seat. Through the efforts of Clark Griggs, Champaign-Urbana was chosen for a new state agricultural school, Illinois Industrial University, which opened in 1868 with 77 students and became the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Several efforts to merge the two cities have failed at the polls. On October 9, 1871, a fire started by children playing with matches burned much of downtown Urbana, the day after the Great Chicago Fire began, both spread by drought and high winds. Sources Wikipedia: Urbana, Illinois
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