Tonight, Champaign council members will vote on whether to expand the number of terminals allowed in a business from five to the maximum municipalities can allow under state law, currently set at six.
The lease for the land at the corner of Lincoln and Olympian drives had been put up for bid in August and a hearing was held in October, but Robert Lakey only heard about it after last week’s meeting.
The Carle health system is poised to become the majority owner of a North Carolina not-for-profit health insurer at the end of the year.
The weather is colder and the days are shorter, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get some outdoor exercise. And it’s likely it will make you feel better about winter to get outside and get moving.
Community Blood Services of Illinois collected 51 usable units from the event sponsored by the high school and Douglas County Rotaract. That was 11 more than the original goal and 16 more than the year before.
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A mysterious billboard, an irregular railroad crossing, marijuana use in parks, how a Willard Airport runway will be open for a fun run next May, whether the Illini Foresters will sell Christmas trees this year, the comparative costs of Central High School construction plans, and much more.
The projected price tag has grown to $70 million.
“Faculty Sexual Misconduct Reforms: A Way Forward” is set for 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 66 of the University Library (1408 W. Gregory Drive, C).
More than 260 high school student-athletes visited The News-Gazette to take part in Faces of the Winter.
Five years after it opened, the $98 million Electrical and Computer Engineering Building at the University of Illinois has been awarded “platinum” certification under the LEED environmental rating system.
Milton Forsberg was indicted earlier this month on two counts, one for receiving and one for possessing child pornography.
Take it from the former Holy Cross Crusader and Champaign Central Maroon: The perks of being a ’70s and ’80s townie turned ’90s UI student were many.
Dr. Danielle Marturello, a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, brought the innovative I-Loc system for fracture repair with her when she recently joined the UI College of Veterinary Medicine faculty.
A look back at some of the highs and lows of a six-day veto session that brought good news for overworked pharmacists (no more 12-hour shifts) and not-so-good news for rules-breaking politicians (an ethics commission is on the way):
Less than a year out from Election Day, the favorite local presidential candidate — based on campaign donations — remains Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders.
We asked experts on both sides of the legalization debate to confirm or debunk 10 cannabis claims fans and foes often make about the contentious issue.
In the case of Jade Green and her fractious relationship with her parents, Jack and Angela Howser, '... to say they had a falling out would be an understatement,' writes federal appeals court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
We chat with Mitch Wilson, vice president of mortgage lending at Hickory Point Bank and a member of Central Illinois Business Magazine’s 2019 Forty Under 40 roster, about words to live by, walking beans in Thomasboro and more.
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with the manager of the UI's Indoor Climate Research and Training program, which does weatherization training and studies energy efficiency and indoor air quality.
Among the 1,938 former students and faculty featured at our Gies College of Business-powered website: Two-degree grad Aisha Connor-Gaten and her experience with the Sleep Room in the Illini Union.
The University of Illinois is spending $500,000 to develop a business plan and economic impact study for its vaunted Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago.
Kingsley Osei-Asibey, the Illini's director of analytics and football technology, creates dashboards with a software program called Tableau and works with coaches to prepare the team for each week's opponent.
Black Friday and its sibling Cyber Monday barrel toward us like an early-season snowstorm. Every year I urge caution before lining up at the big box store in the middle of the night or by the dawn’s early light. Similarly, be very careful about rapidly clicking on what appears to be a great …
The haze over Illinois’ legalization of marijuana use continues.
Sunday, Nov. 10, was a busy day for me. In the afternoon, I went to hear the recital by pianist Yi-Nuo Wang, winner of the Concert Arts Award Competition, in the Foellinger Great Hall, and in the evening, I attended a program of “Classics of the British Choral Tradition” sung by Baroque Arti…
For nearly three decades, the Giertz Education Center at Krannert Art Museum was a lending library of art resources for classroom teachers across the state. Established in partnership with the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana, the center was named for and supported by Fred and Donna Giertz.
For more than a century, audiences have been fascinated by J.M Barrie’s tales of Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up.
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Kraemer, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, call 217-359-6500.
Holiday cheer to spread? Let Jim Rossow know at 217-351-5231 or via email at jrossow@news-gazette.com.
But if the longtime Illinois House speaker is not a target of investigators — and he may well not be — there's no doubt that an array of his political associates are.
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We’re in the midst of a wild, hectic time at The News-Gazette.
The lease for the land at the corner of Lincoln and Olympian drives had been put up for bid in August and a hearing was held in October, but Robert Lakey only heard about it after last week’s meeting.
A mysterious billboard, an irregular railroad crossing, marijuana use in parks, how a Willar…
Will I be able to buy one at Phoenix Botanical on Jan. 1?
Staff writer Paul Wood chats with the manager of the UI's Indoor Climate Research and Traini…
In the case of Jade Green and her fractious relationship with her parents, Jack and Angela Howser, '... to say they had a falling out would be…
The Library of Congress appointed Billy Collins Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001-03.
Kept in the dark and covered with manure, our mushroom legislators cast important votes without adequate deliberation.
But if the longtime Illinois House speaker is not a target of investigators — and he may well not be — there's no doubt that an array of his p…
Julie Beyler never envisioned she'd take a choir to perform at The Vatican, Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center or tour Scotland, Italy, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Spain and Portugal, and sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Black Friday and its sibling Cyber Monday barrel toward us like an early-season snowstorm. E…
Sunday, Nov. 10, was a busy day for me. In the afternoon, I went to hear the recital by pian…
Halloween is over and Christmas is still several weeks away. So that means you can find some…