First things first, U of I has a new provost:

• “Adesida chosen to be UI provost” (N-G)

• “College of Engineering dean named as vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost” (DI)

Also, a disconnect between Frances Nelson Clinic’s transition team and the people they’re serving:

• “Clinic’s Transition Group Says Local Leaders Misunderstand Plans” (WILL)

And holy shit, if the Illini Arcade gets robbed, expect the place to be swarmed by news crews within minutes:

• “Police seek robber of adult book store” (N-G)

• “Police search for suspect of armed Illini Arcade robbery” (DI)

• “Sex Shop Robbery” (WICD)

• “Police Search For Man Who Robbed Adult Bookstore” (WAND)

Visiting Academic Professionals wouldn’t mind it if they had some rights, too:

• “U of I Visiting Ac-Pro’s To Vote On Contract Offer” (WILL)

Your daily “just publishing the press releases from the CDC and CVB” department:

• “Big Year for Champaign Development” (WICD)

• “Increase in Summer Travel & Tourism Expected For Champ Co” (WAND)

And Urbana put out a press release about reaching a deal that will result in lower electric rates for residents (and from all renewable sources), so here are three very similar stories about that:

• “Urbana Sets Contract with Electric Supplier Through Aggregation” (WILL)

• “Urbana inks residential deal with electricity supplier” (N-G)

• “Urbana Reaches Contract With Homefield Energy” (WICD)

And the rest of the stories:

• “A Watchful Eye: Surveillance Cameras Catching Crime” (WCIA)

•  “High-end home sales rebound in April” (N-G)

• “Carriers picking up food donations Saturday” (N-G)

• “19-year-old gets 28 years in prison for cab robbery” (N-G)