Distracted driving remains a deadly issue across the country. Law enforcement agencies in Champaign County are stepping up enforcement of Illinois distracted driving laws during April.
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In 2024, more than 3,200 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Law enforcement agencies around the country will be on the look out for drivers using their phones while operating a motor vehicle.
CHAMPAIGN - Put the phone down. At least while you are behind the wheel on Illinois roads. Even a glance down at the phone, looking at that text from your BFF, could not only be the difference between life and death, but it could result in years of higher insurance premiums.
That is the message from local law enforcement as agencies across Champaign County ramp up enforcement of Illinois’ distracted driving laws throughout April.
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The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and other local agencies during Distracted Driving Awareness Month to increase patrols and crack down on drivers using their phones. Deputies will be watching for texting, scrolling social media, watching videos and other distractions behind the wheel.
“Distracted driving puts everyone at risk, and even a quick glance at a phone can have devastating consequences,” Sheriff Dustin Heuerman said. “During April, deputies will be looking for distracted driving violations and issuing citations for observed violations. At a time where costs are rising everywhere, there is a simple way to save some of your hard-earned money — put the phone down while driving.”
Under Illinois law, drivers are not allowed to manually use electronic communication devices while driving. That includes holding a phone to talk without a hands-free device, sending or reading text messages, checking email, scrolling social media or watching videos. The rule also applies when a vehicle is stopped at a red light.
Fines start at $75 and can climb higher if the violation happens in a school zone or leads to a crash.
“In Illinois, manually using an electronic communication device while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal. Put the phone away or pay,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
Distracted driving continues to be a serious issue nationwide. In 2024, 3,208 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers, according to federal traffic safety data.
Officials say drivers can reduce risk by pulling over to send messages, letting a passenger handle calls or texts, or simply putting the phone out of reach until they arrive.
The enforcement effort is funded through federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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Last week, Unity Junior High School announced the names of students who achieved high honor roll status during the third quarter. Congratulations to all the students who earned the requisite grade point to qualify for recognition during this period.
6th Grade High Honor Roll
Blythe Ida Marie Brink
Brody Geordan Britt
Luke Allen Britt
Ellie Grace Butzow
Nolan Daniel Compton
Noah Davis
Henley Elaine DeHart
Quinn Alan Eisenmenger
Aubrey Grace Ellis
Carson Robert Franklin
Harrison Curtis Gaines
Theodore Grussing
Penelope Moon Hickman
Ryker James Kammin
Cambria Bryn Kirby
Flynn Edward Little
Aden Wyatt Paeth
Adalynn Jane Roberts
Cora Sherman
Harper Vivian Shike
William Samuel Stephens
Gabriella Sutton
Elaina Joy Thomas
Nataley Anne Thompson
Dominic James Tompkins
Stella Rose VanDyke
Brooklyn June Weaver
Jaycie Mae White
7th Grade High Honor Roll
Avery Mae Albaugh
Madelyn JoAnn Bear
Max William Behrends
William Terrance Bieser
Jace Boyett
Rachel Elaine Sharples Brooks
Mila Marie Lynn Brown
Connor John Chesnut
Madisen Diane Coy
Avery Brooks Curry
Claire Bronte Davis
Wyatt Michael Deakin
Finley Douglas
Reid William Edwards
Ashlyn Elizabeth Estes
Shirley Arianna Garcier
Liam Thomas Grussing
Ezekiel Makai Hastings
Asher Jett
Pyper Rayne Jones
Zaylee Elaine Kohlenberg
Elijiah Cole Lambert
Cooper Leith
Avalee Susan Little
Landon Robert Little
Alana Lopez Skroko
Lucas James Michels
Brielle Raine Molina
Logan Alexander Nasser
Peyton Elizabeth Neighbors
Charlotte Rose Ocasio
Simeon Orwig
Zachary David Ruhter
Owen Schiff
Mallory Mya Schmid
Jayceon Simmons
Brody Lee Skibbe
Blake Robert Stierwalt
Giselle Ann Thomas
Conor William Zumbahlen
8th Grade High Honor Roll
Ashlyn Nicole Alt
Maylie Rose Bates
Nora Kristina Blanchard
Brailey Marie Cain
Raeann Loucille Cozad
Lydia Grace Crowe
Kylee Paulette Cunningham
Elizabeth Irene Davidson
Bronson Edwin Davis
Beau Richard Eisenmenger
Alarik Byrum Ellison
Cooper Alexander Fairbanks
Nadia Grace Fairbanks
Hayden Marie Gabbard
Jessica Marie Hamilton
Harper Quinn Harris
Dylan Paul Holladay
William Timothy Huntington
Gabriel Heinrich Jahnel
Allie Rose Kamradt
Molly Kathryn Lydia Kleiss
John Isaac "Isaac" Leaman
Adelyn Jolene Maxwell
Graham Charles Moore
Ashley Ann Mumm
Caylynn Josie Parker
Jordan William Pruitt
Avery Elizabeth Remole
Layla Marie Scott
Drake Alan Siuts
Daisy Mae Stierwalt
Colby Aaron Weaver
Lucy Jeane Weaver
William Ross Wetherell
Levi Nelson White
Kadence Ryleigh Wiese
Brendan Kurtis Zerrusen
Last week, Unity Junior High School announced the names of students who achieved honor roll status during the third quarter. Congratulations to all the students who earned the requisite grade point to qualify for recognition during this period.
6th Grade Honor Roll
Rozlynn Grace Adcock
Brayson Douglas Bialeschki
Jocelyn Ann Bickers
Ruby Ann Briggs
Easton Buchanan
McKinley Grace Cloud
Brock James Curtis
Zailah Rhaye Daniels
Leonard Paul "Lenny" Deedrick
Peyton Renee Finical
Jakemia Marie Fountain
Hensley Mae Gabbard
Aiden Christopher Hartman
Monroe Maxine Hasler
Charlette J Henson
Maeve Jean Hillen
Slade Edward Valor Hutcheson
Landon Thomas Kleiss
Gabriel Charles Krause
McKenna Denham Lewis
Sloane Renae Logsdon
Lee Edward Marinelli
Caleb James Painter
Ryan David Roosevelt
Magnolia Jocelyn Ruggieri
Chevi Sanchez
Easton Matthew Shields
Paige Farren Sommer
Parker James Southard
Eli Joseph Stierwalt
Rhys Walker Sutherland
Brentlee Thomas
Tristan Cole Tracz
Ainsley Renee Weaver
Christian Lee Wetherell
William Matthew White
Evelyn Grace Wilson
7th Grade Honor Roll
Lylla Lorene Bennett
Colt Bisaillon
Emily Grace Blumer
Journie Elizabeth Castle
Liberty Cenzano
Brielle Mun-Yee Chin
Hunter Clabaugh
Bentley Russell Crosby
Dominic Dees
Hayven Corrine Douglas
Jackson Carter Elam
Odin Jeffrey Evans
Megan Elizabeth Gumbel-Paeth
Aneela Joy Hagerman
Aubrey Lou Hartman
Luke Raymond Hottman
Khloe Nikita Kellogg
Bentley Michael McDuffie
Brendan Colt Murphy-Hubert
Xavier Lee Perry Robinson
Autumn Polaczek
Josephine Jane Pulleyblank
Jace Alek Revell
Olivia Ann Ruggieri
Felix Richard Runyan
Nolan Dwight Seidlitz
Paige Elizabeth Siuts
Parker Thomas Staley
Haven Marie Thomas
William Thomas
Amaiyah Turnbaugh
Jaylynn Whiteside
Jase William Kenneth Wierman
Ava Zavala
8th Grade Honor Roll
Landon Robert Alt
Rya Jolee Bialeschki
Bradley Roger Bruhn
Viola Ayame Carman
Gorian Martin Cler
Raymond Curtsinger
Luke JR Dougherty
Savannah Jo Drewes
Brady Gallagher Eckstein
Collin Daniel Eckstein
Tinsley Layne Elliott
Libbey Marlene Ethel Griffin
Natalie May Gumbel-Paeth
Benjamin Isaac Hoewing
Mason James Holladay
Matthew Stephen Kroes
Azaria Christianne Lisanby
Adeliah June Little
Jack Thomas Ludwinski
Owen Thomas Menacher
Finn Alexander Merkle
Raelyn Marie Prosser
Makena Jade Pruitt
Matias Alberto Rios Toro
Riker Alan Rogers
Kyle Sean Roosevelt
Smilemarino Mulanga Sardo
Camdon Levi Schmid
Jonah Ryan Schriefer
Clementine Lucille Summitt
Cashtyn Ryder Sutherland
Silas Richard Swim
Jaycob David Tatman
Owen Robert Vasey
Phoebe Ashlynn Witheft
Alexis LeAnn Wolken
Alivia RaeLyn Wolken
St. Joseph-Ogden picks up chilly win at Bismarck. The Spartans improve to 5-5-1 with Blackburn-Kelley pitching a complete game.
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden's Timera Blackburn-Kelley unwinds a pitch during St. Joseph-Ogden's first softball game at the newly renovated Randy Wolken Field back in 2024. Now a senior, she held Bismarck-Henning to one run in Wednesday's 8-1 road win.
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GAME NOTES:Timera Blackburn-Kelley racked up 10 strike outs for the Spartans. The senior gave up five hits and run without a walk. She went 2-for-3 at the plate. Four other St. Joseph-Ogden batters also delivered two hits in the non-conference win. Hayden Dahl, Ella Buhs, AJ Jannusch, and Brynn Ikemier made noise on the four appearances in the batter's box. Ella Mohr scoreed three times and Buhs scored twice in Wednesday's road game.
BHRA pitcher Eva Ronto suffered the loss to the Spartans after giving up eight runs on 13 hits. To her credit she walked only two batters and struck out five. Senior Hope Grissom led the Blue Devils' offensive effort with two hits. Tinley Siddens, Giana Brown, and Mia Ohler - all freshman, contributed on hit each. Brown scored the team's only run in the bottom of the seventh.
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Oakwood scattered five hits with Collin Furry scoring the team's only run on an hit from Grady Johnson against PBL. The Heritage Hawks scored three runs thanks to Aron Cunningham, Lukas Miller and Anthony Happ in their loss against Marshall.
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Pugh earned the win, tossing 37 of Marshall's 49 pitches in two innings. Preston Welsh, pitched one inning, striking out two batters. With three different hurler seeing action, Heritage's Rylan White took the loss. The Hawks pitching staff threw a combined 162 pitches in the loss.
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TAGS: Marshall scores 29 runs in non-conference win, St. More defeats Oakwood Comets.
Game Notes: Embattled freshman keeper Cadence Grundler made 15 saves for Rantoul in Tuesday's road match. The Eagles made seven shots on goal with Helen Leiva leading the charge with three. Juana Mendoza and Eulalia Domingo took two shots each.
Upcoming Games:The Urbana Tigers enjoy a nine-day break from match play before facing Manual in Big Twelve Conference action on Thursday, April 9. Rantoul is back on the pitch at home against the Danville Vikings next Monday.
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Game Notes: Paislee Welge, Ella Walk and Kennedy Davis scored goals for the Bulldogs. Hadley Grotelueschen, Isabel Lietz, and Marissa Thompson were credit with assists. Mahomet-Seymour keeper made seven saves in the non-conference win.
Upcoming Games: Improving their record to 3-1, the Bulldogs host Washington on Thursday and face Mt. Zion at home next Tuesday. The Maroons are back on the pitch at home on Thursday against the Senators of Springfield.
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Game Notes: Juniors Alicia Fernandez and Sam Doughty scored two goals each in Centennial's win over U-High. Fernandez also notched two assists and Doughty added one more. Alaina Kimble, a senior, chipped in an unassisted goal and Jennavieve Baker, who had two assists, also put one between the posts. Kate Pitcher deflected three attack on the Charger goal.
Upcoming Games: Centennial again today on the road at Monticello and faces their first Big Twelve opponent on Thursday at home, hosting the Bloomington Raiders. Uni-High travel Mattoon for their next contest tomorrow.
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Deb Studniarz, of Champaign, is all smiles as she makes her way along the course after finishing the fourth mile of her 26.2K race. Taking 6:16:36 to finish the course, she placed sixth in the women’s 60-64 age group and 886th overall.
URBANA - The 2025 Illinois Marathon brought another lively weekend to Champaign-Urbana, mixing serious competition with a relaxed, community feel. Part of the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend, the event drew runners from 45 states, Washington, D.C., and a dozen countries, with more than 1,000 marathoners and nearly 2,800 half-marathon participants hitting the course. This year's race is just around the corner, coming to the twin cities and Savoy on April 25.
From neighborhood streets to campus stretches, runners made their way toward the finish inside Memorial Stadium, where they crossed the 50-yard line to cap off their race. Along the way, there was no shortage of personality - from first-timers and weekend warriors to experienced runners chasing personal bests.
Here are a few of the smiles the Sentinel captured along the course last year.
LEFT: Patrick Crawford, from West Lafayette, IN, waves at the camera while running down Washington Street in Urbana. Crawford finished 14th out of 75 runners in his age group and 98th out of 625 men who completed the course. He was 108th overall, finishing in 3:12:32. MIDDLE: Starting out on the fifth mile of the race, Chicagoan Seyo Oh mugs for the camera while running down Washington Street in Urbana on his way to a 3:27:34 finish. Out of 75 runners in the 35-39 age group, he finished 27th and 195th overall. RIGHT: With half the course behind her, Carmel, IN, native Sarah Gangadhar runs uphill after passing the overpass on Logan Street. The 40-year-old finished 15th out of 37 runners in the women’s 40-44 age group. Clocking in at 4:10:29, she was 494th out of a field of 895 finishers at this year’s marathon.
All photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Trey Ronk, of Champaign, flexes while running his first four miles. He finished 253rd in the men’s division out of 625 runners and 311th overall with a time of 3:46:19. Want to see more photos from 2025 Illinois Marathon? Fill out our photo request form.
One month into a war the White House says is going well, this Viewpoint from Van Abbott argues the opposite — that the U.S.-Iran conflict is quietly eroding American economic strength, weakening global alliances, and repeating the strategic mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.
by Van Abbott Guest Commentator
The war is not won. It is not even close.
President Trump says otherwise. That claim is not a mistake. It is a necessity. Acknowledging failure would expose the truth this administration cannot afford to admit: one month into the conflict that began February 28 with Iran, the United States is poorer, weaker, and less secure than when it began.
The costs are already staggering. Tens of billions of dollars have been consumed with little to show beyond destruction. Fuel prices have surged, driving up transportation costs across the economy. Supply disruptions from the Gulf are beginning to ripple through American manufacturing. These are not abstract figures. They are the early signs of a war that is eroding economic strength at home while delivering no measurable gain abroad.
A declaration of victory is required to sustain support, even when conditions on the ground contradict it.
Strategically, the damage is deeper. American positions across the Middle East have contracted, not expanded. Analysts suggest U.S. military bases have been damaged, evacuated, or destroyed. Intelligence relationships have frayed as allies question Washington’s reliability after erratic decisions and unilateral strikes. Adversaries are not retreating; they are adapting. Russia benefits from higher energy prices that help finance its war in Ukraine. China is moving quickly to secure alternative trade routes and deepen its regional influence. While the White House speaks of dominance, the global balance of power is quietly shifting away from the United States.
At home, the consequences will not remain distant for long. War-inflation moves quickly and unevenly. Energy costs rise first, followed by food and housing. Wages lag behind. The administration describes these effects as temporary, but markets tend to recognize instability before governments admit it. Prolonged conflict will bring neither stability in the Middle East nor relief for American households. It will deliver sustained pressure on both.
History offers a warning the country has ignored before. Iraq was presented as liberation and ended in strategic exhaustion. Afghanistan became a twenty-year effort that concluded with the return of the very forces it sought to remove. These were failures not of courage or capability, but of purpose and judgment. Iran now risks becoming the next chapter in a pattern the United States has yet to break.
The deeper problem is political. This war cannot be easily concluded because it cannot be honestly assessed. A declaration of victory is required to sustain support, even when conditions on the ground contradict it. Information narrows. Public updates diminish. Official statements grow more confident as underlying realities become less certain. In that environment, the war becomes less a national undertaking than a controlled narrative.
It is worth asking who benefits from that narrative. Defense contractors secure long-term demand, energy producers profit from volatility, and political allies avoid difficult votes. The burdens fall elsewhere, on service members, on taxpayers, and on households adjusting to rising costs. The longer the conflict continues, the wider the gap grows between those who bear its costs and those who shape its direction.
War tests more than military strength. It tests whether a government can tell the truth about what it is doing and why.
President Trump once promised to end “endless wars.” Instead, this conflict risks becoming one. It is sustained not by clear objectives but by the political cost of reversal. A war without defined success can always be extended. A war without accountability can always be justified.
There is still time to limit the damage. Congress retains the constitutional authority to define and constrain the use of force. It can require transparency, set boundaries, and insist on measurable objectives. A free press can challenge official claims rather than repeat them. Citizens can demand clarity about costs, risks, and outcomes before accepting assurances of progress.
War tests more than military strength. It tests whether a government can tell the truth about what it is doing and why. When that capacity erodes, the outcome is determined long before the fighting ends.
Without accountability, the cycle will continue, draining national strength, distorting priorities, weakening alliances, and turning permanent conflict into a substitute for strategy and democratic consent.
This war was never winnable under the terms on which it was sold. That truth will not come from those who began it, but from the public that is paying for it and will continue to bear its cost.
Its consequences will outlast the last shot, echo beyond the last speech, and endure long after the final excuse has faded. The judgment they refuse to render will fall to the country they have led into war. Vote in November.
About the author ~ Van Abbott is a long time resident of Alaska and California. He has held financial management positions in government and private organizations in California, Kansas, and Alaska. He is retired and writes Op-Eds as a hobby. He served in the Peace Corps in the late sixties. You can find more of his commentaries and comments on life in America on Substack.
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ST. JOSEPH - St. Joseph-Ogden catcher Will Haley runs down a Normal U-High baserunner in the Spartans' home baseball game on April 18, 2025. The Spartans won the non-conference game 16-4 with Haley delivering two hits, two runs, and two RBI. The Spartans finished the season 32-4 after falling in the regional title game against Unity later in May. Haley, now a senior, returns to the SJO lineup the 2025-26 season.
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Tyler Stratman spent years in debilitating back pain, unable to walk a city block without stopping — until a minimally invasive spine procedure gave him his life back the same day he had surgery.
by Colleen Reynolds OSF Healthcare
PEORIA - After years of chronic pain stripped away his active lifestyle, 36-year-old Tyler Stratman of Clinton, Illinois, says he has finally reclaimed his life thanks to a specialized spine procedure now available in Central Illinois.
Stratman, who once ran several miles a day while living in Chicago, says his life changed dramatically when persistent back pain began about two and a half years ago. What started as discomfort escalated into debilitating immobility.
Active lifestyle disrupted by chronic back pain
I don’t think I slept for probably four to five days...
The pain prompted Stratman to completely stop his habit of running four to five miles a day.
“Even walking down the street to get Starbucks, my whole entire body would just kind of charley horse. I would have to stop in between blocks and kind of do hamstring stretches and things like that. And you know I was only 33 years old. And so, it was a huge, huge part of my life taken away.”
An MRI eventually revealed a severe herniated disc in his lower spine. At its peak, Stratman describes unbearable pain and sleepless nights.
“I don’t think I slept for probably four to five days,” Stratman explains. “I would have to go out in the middle of the night. We have a treadmill and I would have to go out at like three or four in the morning to walk just to relieve something – just so I wouldn’t feel pain.”
Minimally invasive spine surgery offers new option in Central Illinois
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Dr. Sohail Syed, MD
After exhausting non-surgical options including physical therapy, steroid injections and chiropractic care, Stratman was referred to neurosurgeon Sohail Syed, MD, who specializes in minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery.
Spine surgeons at OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute (OSF INI) Spine Institute perform approximately 1,000 spine surgeries each year, more than any other hospital system in the area and is the second largest program in Illinois. OSF HealthCare began using new minimally invasive spine surgery technology in June 2024, expanding treatment options for patients with certain spinal conditions. Since then, fellowship-trained spine surgeon Dr. Syed has performed 50 non-invasive spine surgeries using this advanced approach.
The endoscopic approach uses a small camera and specialized instruments inserted through a narrow pathway, avoiding the need for large incisions or significant tissue disruption.
Dr. Syed notes that in traditional spine surgery, surgeons often must remove bone and move a nerve aside to reach the problem area – steps the endoscopic technique can often minimize or avoid.
Endoscopic spine surgery reduces damage and recovery time
“Rather than going through all that, you can sneak underneath the nerve. And the endoscopic camera has an angle on it so it lets you look around the corner and work in the natural hole that exists in the spine without removing any bone or tissue and go right to the disc, remove the disc that’s pushing on the nerve or the bone spur and be in and out just using a one to two centimeter incision.”
Dr. Syed emphasizes that surgery is typically a last resort after conservative treatments fail but says Stratman was an ideal candidate due to both his condition and mindset.
“He was a great candidate for endoscopic spine surgery because of the type of disc herniation he had, the location, his age and his attitude,” Dr. Syed emphasizes, “He was really willing to do the work required after to get the best benefit from the surgery.”
Stratman ultimately chose the less invasive option that allowed surgeons to access his spine through a natural pathway while he remained partially awake. Though initially daunting, he says the decision became clear after years of suffering.
It offered him hope and following a two-and-a-half-hour procedure, the results were almost immediate.
Finding immediate relief
Non-invasive spine surgery
“It was an instant relief. The kind of like nugget charley horse I just felt like I had in my back for those years – it was just gone. I didn’t feel it anymore,” he explains.
Stratman was also relieved he didn’t have to travel to St. Louis or Chicago for the innovative surgical approach. He was back home the same day – seven hours after his surgery.
Dr. Syed notes that while some people experience immediate improvement, recovery timelines can vary depending on the severity and duration of nerve compression.
Photo: Courtesy OSF
Surgery removes whatever’s causing an injury, but Dr. Syed reminds people the procedure doesn’t repair injury.
The body has to heal on its own, and that can take time. For some older patients, Dr. Syed cautions it could mean a few months before they feel significantly better.
“While the nerve is being hurt, so is the muscle, so is the skin and for all of that to recover, it can take time – especially for older patients. So, if you wake up feeling great, that’s awesome. But if you don’t, give it at least three months.”
Now several months post-surgery, Stratman says he feels stronger and more mobile than ever.
“I’m better than I’ve ever been. I feel stronger than I ever have. My mobility is better than it ever has been. I feel more flexible and [I’m] sleeping fantastic.”
Stratman is not ready to start running again. Instead, he has adapted his routine with other forms of exercise, such as strength training and fast walking. He remains focused on long-term health.
For others facing similar decisions, both Stratman and Dr. Syed stress the importance of persistence, trust and informed care.
And for Dr. Syed, the ultimate goal is simple: meaningful improvement in patients’ lives.
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