Parkland College News
Browse past news stories for Parkland College in Champaign, IL:
- T-town grads on board for Parkland's nat'l tourney run (Effingham Daily News)
posted on March 16, 2010 at 07:59:55 pm
With a pair of Teutopolis High School graduates on roster, Parkland College is making its second straight appearance in the NJCAA Division II women's basketball national tournament this week. - Flaugher signs on with Parkland (Edwardsville Intelligencer)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 01:57:24 pm
Adam Flaugher was a valuable member of the Edwardsville Tiger soccer team in 2009, helping propel them to a fourth place finish in the Class 3A state tournament. - Flores signs with Cobras (Edwardsville Intelligencer)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 01:57:14 pm
Some people have a knack of always finding themselves in the middle of the action. They thrive on it, yearn for it. - ERHS athletes honored (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 06:46:07 pm
East Richland High School winter sports athletes were recognized Tuesday night at Sliva Auditorium. ERHS Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Chad LeCrone opened the ceremony by thanking the ERHS Sports Boosters and all the parents for their help during the 2009-10 season as well as Freedom 92.9 and Olney Daily Mail for their coverage. During his closing speech, LeCrone ... - Rays of Hope: Dreaming Big (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 12:09:20 am
Josh Spence was laid off from 3 jobs in 2 years. He's turning his bad luck into a big dream. - Police increase patrols, regulations for Unofficial (Daily Illini)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 06:59:25 am
The festive atmosphere on Friday’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day was accompanied by an increased police presence on campus. The Daily Illini reported Wednesday that University, Champaign, Urbana, state and Parkland College police departments worked together on Unofficial. - Officials prepare for Unofficial weekend (Daily Illini)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 07:04:42 am
With Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day just days away, police are preparing a unified system of patrolling that will incorporate University, Champaign, Urbana, State and Parkland College departments. - DACC Considering Tuition Hike (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 11:49:55 pm
You could soon be shelling out more money to go to Danville Area Community College. Trustees are looking at a tuition increase. - Brumfield garners All-State honors (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 10:31:09 pm
Olney’s Ebany Brumfield has earned All-State honorable-mention honors by the Associated Press. The 5’9” junior averaged 12 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game for the Lady Tigers, who went 24-10 and advanced to the Elite Eight. Brumfield shot 54 percent from the field. She had 15 points, 20 rebounds and two blocks Monday night in Olney’s 57-44 loss to ... - Olney’s season ends with Elite Eight loss to Central Catholic (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 10:31:08 pm
The Bloomington Central Catholic Lady Saints lived up to their number-one ranking Monday night. The Lady Saints advanced to their first IHSA State Tournament since 1989 with a 57-44 victory over the Olney Lady Tigers at the Class 2A Champaign (Parkland College) Super-Sectional. Central Catholic (30-1) used a stifling 1-2-2 full-court press to force the Lady Tigers into 19 turnovers ... - Byron bows out in super (SaukValley.com)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 03:54:38 pm
The Byron girls basketball team faced an uphill climb Monday at the Class 2A Rock Island Supersectional, and the Tigers’ season ended with a 50-24 loss to Quincy Notre Dame, 2A’s third-ranked team. - Urbana Mentoring Program (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
posted on February 20, 2010 at 12:09:14 am
An Urbana student fears the mentor program that shaped her future will be cut because it is too expensive. - Champaign bound (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 10:31:56 pm
Twenty minutes after the Olney Lady Tigers upset fifth-ranked Teutopolis 42-33 Thursday night to win the Class 2A Flora Sectional, head coach Brent McKinney pulled up a chair at the scorer’s table, cracked a smile and reflected on what his team accomplished. “It’s a sweet feeling,” McKinney said of Olney’s second-straight Elite Eight appearance. “These girls deserve this. They like ... - Champaign Super-Sectional ticket information (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 10:01:07 pm
East Richland High School has been allotted 500 tickets for Monday night’s Class 2A Champaign (Parkland College) Super-Sectional game between the Olney Lady Tigers and the Bloomington Central Catholic Lady Saints (7:30 p.m. tipoff). Remaining tickets will be sold from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at ERHS. - Lady Tigers top Teutopolis to advance (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 05:01:07 am
The Olney Lady Tigers advanced Thursday to the Champaign ( Parkland College ) Super-Sectional with a 42-33 victory over Teutopolis in the championship game of the Class 2A Flora Sectional. Olney (24-9) will play top-ranked Bloomington Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Monday. - Olney will battle T-Town for Flora Sectional crown (Olney Daily Mail)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 10:16:09 pm
Olney and Teutopolis will collide tonight with a trip to the Champaign (Parkland College) Super-Sectional on the line. After watching the state-ranked Lady Shoes stomp Paris 57-40 in Wednesday’s Class 2A Flora Sectional opener, the Lady Tigers dispatched Carmi-White County 45-28 in the nightcap, setting up a Sweet 16 showdown at Conley Gym (7:30 p.m.). Teutopolis enters the contest ... - Shoes reach sectional final (Effingham Daily News)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 06:12:15 am
With Becky Niebrugge and Jessie Wendt doing the heavy lifting Wednesday evening, Teutopolis High School survived a sluggish start to snare a championship game berth at the Class 2A Flora Sectional. - U. of I. logs 10 admissions incidents (Chicago Tribune)
posted on February 17, 2010 at 02:06:13 am
In the new era of keeping clout out of admissions, University of Illinois admissions staff have logged about 10 incidents this school year of outside parties trying to insert themselves into the process, according to a list released to the Tribune. They include a high school English teacher who sent an unsolicited recommendation letter, an employee of the University of Illinois Foundation who ... - Weekend girls basketball roundup (Effingham Daily News)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 05:15:04 am
BROWNSTOWN — Effingham St. Anthony High School captured a National Trail Conference girls basketball victory over Brownstown Thursday, 63-48. It was a barrage of three-pointers as the Bulldogs shot 17 and knocked down 13 in the contest. - United senior signs with national NJCAA power (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas)
posted on February 6, 2010 at 02:08:25 am
Where Foster will play — Parkland College in Champaign, an NJCAA DII school Team nickname — The Cobras - Parkland Book-Theft Ring (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 06:04:48 pm
Parkland College police are looking for at least five more suspects in a text book stealing ring. - Parkland saluted as being patriotic employer (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 01:10:32 pm
CHAMPAIGN – Parkland College is a good employer for service members called to duty, a Defense Department agency says. - Police arrest 5th person in textbook thefts (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 01:09:32 pm
CHAMPAIGN – Police have arrested a fifth person in connection with a textbook theft ring at Parkland College in Champaign. Parkland College Police Chief Von Young said that Kenneth Nelson, 19, who listed an address in Urbana, was arrested at 11:35 a.m. Thursday for theft of state-supported property. - Fifth arrest made in connection with textbook theft ring (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 01:54:41 am
CHAMPAIGN – Police have arrested a fifth person in connection with a textbook theft ring at the community college in Champaign. Parkland College Police Chief Von Young said that Kenneth Nelson, 19, who listed an address in Urbana, was arrested at 11:35 a.m. Thursday for theft of state supported property. - Text Book Stealing Ring Busted at Parkland College (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
posted on February 4, 2010 at 09:49:36 pm
Parkland Police are looking for at least five more suspects in a text book stealing ring that has cost the college more than 15-thousand dollars. - Parkland police seek info on textbook thefts (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on February 4, 2010 at 01:10:02 pm
CHAMPAIGN – Parkland College police believe they are making progress in cracking a textbook theft ring at the community college in Champaign. Four arrests of Parkland students have been made in the last week and more are expected, according to Parkland Police Chief Von Young. - Urbana artist raising money to assist Don Moyer Club (The Champaign News-Gazette)
posted on February 2, 2010 at 01:10:42 pm
CHAMPAIGN – Artist Jason Patterson, who is biracial, says he has encountered in his life only two minor incidents of racism or prejudice. One happened when he was young. "I actually didn't notice it; my parents did," he said. The other time came in high school, when a friend called Patterson an "Oreo." - Art Critiques create networking opportunities for CU Artists (Daily Illini)
posted on February 2, 2010 at 06:44:16 am
Art can be a lonely profession. But thanks to an ongoing series of art critiques co-sponsored by the Krannert Art Museum and 40 North 88 West, artists of all different media can come together to critique their work and meet fellow artists within the Champaign-Urbana community. - Prep Scoops: Wrestling regionals slated Saturday (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 1, 2010 at 06:13:36 am
The entire Central State Eight Conference will converge on one site, while the area’s Class 1A wrestling teams will be scattered over three sites as the postseason path to the individual state tournaments begins with regional tournaments on Saturday. - Illini football player Brent enrolls at Parkland (The State Journal-Register)
posted on January 30, 2010 at 07:54:17 am
CHAMPAIGN — Defensive tackle Josh Brent has enrolled at Parkland College in an attempt to regain his academic eligibility and return to the Illinois football team.