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Tom Kacich: Faraci campaign made great strides in fundraising
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 30—State Sen. Paul Faraci, D-Champaign, made good use of the Legislature's down time this summer, raising nearly $80,000 for his campaign fund during the period between July 1 and Sept.
Tom Kacich | Big Ten, big money
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 13—As they watched their made-for-TV basketball tournament in Chicago this weekend, Big Ten Conference athletic directors had to be feeling much better than they did a year ago. At that ...
Tom Kacich: Red Grange, political hitman
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoNov. 20—Much will be written in the coming year about gridiron great Harold "Red" Grange, who helped dedicate the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium on Oct. 18, 1924, with an extraordinary ...
Tom Kacich | Danville looks to its future
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 30—Sign up for our daily newsletter here The meeting of Danville city officials and city council members was supposed to help a marketing team brainstorm and develop a new branding scheme ...
Tom Kacich | Masters, scholars and athletic coaches
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoNov. 27—What's your opinion? Submit a Letter to the Editor here In February 1924, as college football was undergoing explosive growth and dozens of enormous football stadiums were being built ...
Tom Kacich: Pritzker replenishes his campaign fund
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 16—Gov. J.B. Pritzker deposited another $12 million into his J.B. for Governor campaign fund earlier this month, his first personal cash infusion into the account since he won election ...
Tom Kacich: Searching for the perfect Urbana
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 15—Urbana must be the place to be, because it is everywhere. Wherever I go, it seems, I find an idyllic, colorful, fashionable, trendy place called Urbana. On the rankings of the absolute ...
Tom Kacich: Consent decree on coal ash near Middle Fork another step in long journey
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 3—A consent order approved last month in Vermilion County Circuit Court clears the way for the removal of dangerous coal-ash pits from along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River, a place ...
Tom Kacich: Primary challenger may force GOP state rep to keep word on term limits
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 4—A state representative frequently cited as the most conservative in Illinois is being challenged in the Republican primary after ignoring a pledge to retire after five terms. The March ...
Tom Kacich: Projects earmarked all around Illinois, but not in Miller's district
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 28—Submit you Letter to the Editor here The city of Champaign stands to get $850,000 for capital improvements in the Garden Hills neighborhood. Danville is likely to get $850,000 to help ...