Champaign Unit 4's board votes Monday on a support-staff contract through June 30, 2029, with first-year raises of step plus 3.25% to 7.5%, paid parental leave and Independence Day as a paid holiday.
Urbana District 116's board hears four superintendent search firms Tuesday and may select one; quoted base fees run from $16,000 to $26,000. The 2025-26 audit is also on the agenda.
The Champaign County jail population was 211 on Saturday, Oct. 24, up from 203 the day before, with 10 bookings, 11 arrests and nine releases recorded for Oct. 23, according to the sheriff's daily corrections report.
Savoy · Private family services were held at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign (already held; no public service listed).
Betty J. (Duitsman) Osterbur, 97
Royal · Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal; funeral 11 a.m. there, Pastor Ryan Sage officiating; burial at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal.
John E. Conder Sr.
Mahomet · Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 501 W. State St., Mahomet, followed by a funeral service there; burial at Saint Boniface Cemetery, Seymour. Sunset's Mahomet Chapel is assisting.
Christopher Alan "Chris" Johnston, 66
Champaign · Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center's Champaign Chapel, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign; funeral service at 1 p.m. there; burial at Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Denzel Pagitt
Rantoul · Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Bible Baptist; funeral service at noon the same day at Bible Baptist; burial 1 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul.