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LUKE TAYLOR

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com

    Rantoul man convicted of weapon possession after gun, $61,000 found in attic (opens the original)

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    URBANA — A man with multiple prior felony convictions has been found guilty of possessing a firearm, which was found in his attic alongside more than $61,000 in loose currency. Zamarlon Parker, 36, of Rantoul was also found guilty of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver in the same case. The Champaign County Street Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on Parker’s residence on Jan. 10 of last year, obtained from a judge due to suspected drug dealing. On arrival at around 6:10

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com

    From spreadsheets to sick beats: UI accounting grad turned DJ to perform at State Farm Center (opens the original)

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    URBANA — The name shining from State Farm Center billboards ahead of tonight’s homecoming concert first appeared on the Canopy Club marquee — only minutes after John Schuster picked it out. The first time the University of Illinois grad ever played at that venue, he told them just to put his real name on any advertising. “They’re like, ‘We meant your DJ name,’” Schuster said. “I asked when they were posting the flyers, and they said, ‘We’re printing the flyers in an hour.â€

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com

    Woman pleads guilty to permitting sexual abuse of a child (opens the original)

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    URBANA — A Mahomet woman has pleaded guilty to permitting the sexual abuse of a child. Ashli Stewart, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of permitting sexual abuse of a child Monday morning and had another dismissed. She’s be due back in court in December for a sentencing hearing. Assistant State’s Attorney Scott Larson said Stewart admitted that, while she was high on meth, she exposed her young child to a “sexual stimulation device.” The victim had made a previous statement confirming t

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com

    Elderly Urbana woman killed in head-on crash with dump truck northeast of city (opens the original)

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    SOMER TOWNSHIP — An Urbana woman was killed in a head-on collision with a dump truck Friday afternoon northeast of the city. Champaign County sheriff's deputies were called at 2:41 p.m. to the 1700 block of County Road 2100 N for a report of a crash. Their preliminary investigation revealed that a dump truck was headed west on 2100 N when a car heading east crossed into the westbound lane and hit the truck head on. The driver of the car, an 89-year-old Urbana woman, was pronounced dead at the

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · LUKE TAYLOR ltaylor@news-gazette.com

    One driver killed in two-vehicle crash outside Clinton (opens the original)

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    CLINTON — One person was killed and two were hospitalized following a crash in DeWitt County on Thursday night, DeWitt County Coroner Randy Rice said. The coroner's office is investigating the incident alongside the DeWitt County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police. A gray Ford Fiesta was traveling eastbound on Illinois 10 as an orange Dodge Nitro was traveling westbound. The coroner pronounced the driver of the Fiesta dead at 10:15 p.m. A passenger from the same vehicle was

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