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Gerald J. "Jerry" Schweighart (May 4, 1938 – June 30, 2022), was a mayor of Champaign, Illinois, as well as the city's liquor commissioner. [1] He held both positions starting in 1999. Schweighart served for six years on the Champaign City Council before becoming mayor.
Born in Champaign County, Illinois, Reed moved to Kansas with his family when he was four years old. After completing a basic education, he taught school for a single year then began work as a federal employee. He served in different capacities for the next thirty years.
Walter Elmer Ekblaw was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He was one of six children born to Andrew Ekblaw (1854-1923) and Ingrid (Johnson) Ekblaw (1860-1942) both of whom were Swedish immigrants. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in 1910. At the university, he was editor of the Daily Illini (1910).
The 52nd district, located in Central Illinois, includes the towns of Champaign, Danville, Georgetown, Gifford, Rantoul, Thomasboro, and Urbana. [2] [3] His uncle Thomas M. Bennett also served in the Illinois General Assembly. [4] Stacy Bennett succeeded Scott Bennett for the remainder of the 102nd General Assembly. [5]
It was the Champaign–Urbana Courier for 45 years, from 1946 to 1971. [1] In 1971, the name was changed again to the Courier until 1977, then it was named the Morning Courier from 1978 until its closure. [2] Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, owner of the Herald and Review papers in Decatur, Illinois, owned the Courier from 1934 until its closure.
Champaign County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 205,865, [1] making it the 10th-most populous county in Illinois.