CHAMPAIGN — The Benton Rangers’ dream of winning a state championship fell one win short Saturday as Wendell Phillips Academy in Chicago defeated the maroon-clad boys from Franklin County, 54-47.
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With Ald. Sophia King running for mayor instead of reelection, six candidates are hoping to replace her in the 4th Ward. In the 11th Ward, appointed Ald. Nicole Lee faces six challengers.
Housing advocates and residents are angry at the plan to build the school on land that was slated for public housing. Some say the school shouldn’t be built until the district fully analyzes how it would affect nearby historically Black schools.