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Cloudy this morning with thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Potential for heavy rainfall. High 72F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.. Thunderstorms this evening, then cloudy with rain likely overnight. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Former Rantoul village trustee Gary Wilson, who mounted an unsuccessful run for mayor two years ago, was returned to the village board Tuesday night. RANTOUL Rantoul business owner David Horn, owner of Horn Insulation, has marked his 50th anniversary in business.Horn and his oldest brother, Jim, started insulating for Williams Insulation in 1968.At the time, Williams was the largest insulation business in the country. URBANA The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the rezoning of a rural Gifford property to allow the start of an event facility, but approval of a special-use permit for the site was continued. URBANA The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a proposal Thursday evening to amend the zoning map to allow development of an event center in rural Gifford.Arik and Kyli Miller are petitioning for a zoning change from the AG-1 to the AG-2 agriculture zoning district designation. FISHER The communitys business climate is looking up with the announcement two new businesses will be opening in the coming weeks.A dental office will open in town March 11, and a bakery and ice cream shop later in the year. RANTOUL Rantoul Village Administrator Scott Eisenhauer said action by the city of Danville, where he served as mayor, helped to spur an economic boom in the north side of that city.He would like to see the same thing happen in his new community. RANTOUL The Rantoul Rudolph Retail Rally is ongoing in which players are to travel to the 10 participating businesses in the village to find the hidden Rudolph. RANTOUL Several downtown businesses will host their first Holiday Shop and Hop event from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The 2018 -19 Shop Rantoul First Program will be ...