A day after his son dropped the good news — Dylan Dodd is a major leaguer — Dad was back in class as BHRA returned from spring break.
What's up with Castle Mall in Tuscola? Why no sidewalks to the east of Champaign Country Club? Where can I find a CPR class? Who comes up with halftime acts at Illini basketball games? And where can I score kingfisher gear?
"She sounds hideous," Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Famer Melanie Paxson tells her TV husband in one of State Farm's best-known ads.
Community members and Iroquois West students raised money for Tyler Shoven and his family. The night ended with fantastic news.
If so, UI history students would love to talk with you.
We’ll tell you about a mowed-down patch of prairie in Urbana … security at our local trauma center … who’ll get to park at the new south-campus parking deck … and why it’s so hard to keep litter out of the Second Street basin in Champaign. Oh, and you know those turquoise-colored rental bikes that seemed to be everywhere in C-U last summer? They’re ba-a-a-ack ...
MONTICELLO — The Piatt County Board has declined a special-use permit for a 300-megawatt wind farm proposed for Goose Creek, Sangamon and Blue Ridge townships in the northern part of the county.
For those disappointed with the Illinois coaching, Brad Underwood isn't going anywhere. He rebuilt a mess and can keep the big whistle as long as he wants.
Unity's student council showed up — and showed out — at its annual Great Auction
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What happened to all those trees on the Quad?
Fierce wind gusts uprooted a 50-foot tree at Allerton Park and Retreat Center; traffic backed up on I-72, I-74 and I-57 due to accidents.
National FFA Week brought out the best in our students.
U.S. 45 potholes ... money Unit 4 has spent on consultants … why the Illini stay at a local hotel the night before home games … whether it’s time to add a traffic signal at a busier-than-ever intersection … an update on our menu collaboration ... and much, much more.
News and notes from our panel of student reporters from 39 area schools
4 area stars will be wrestling for state titles Saturday night
A new fence behind the Mattis Avenue fire station, all those JULIE utility-marking flags along U.S. 45 south of Savoy, the future of Harker Hall on campus, more car-wash changes in C-U .... this week's 'Bag is stuffed.
This week's news and notes from our panel of 39 student journalists.
Johnson, a fifth-grader at Cerro Gordo Elementary School, remained calm and helped her great-grandmother as she attempted to revive Mr. Johnson.
A job offer has been extended to the candidate district leaders hope is DeLand-Weldon’s next superintendent of schools, Interim Superintendent Jeff Holmes told The News-Gazette.
PACA’s efforts to salvage items from Illini Hall … why Memorial Stadium is lit up long after the end of football season … MTD fare info for “townies” who cross through the no-fare zone on campus … info for rural readers who do not yet have broadband internet access ... plus much more
Rob Bross, currently Atwood's police chief and Piatt County's Emergency Management Agency director, is expected to be hired as the new police chief in Monticello.
Families are encouraged to bring flashlights to the first Allerton Bigfoot Hunt, a nighttime event that will begin at 7 on March 15 and take the search party through the park trails, “navigating some tricks along the way,” officials say.
At GCMS: 'Watching the dads support their cheerleader and put themselves out there in front of all of our fans is always great for everyone to watch.'
MONTICELLO — It appears the Piatt County Board will wait before taking a vote on the proposed Goose Creek Wind Farm for northern Piatt County.
How many Eisner grocery stores were in C-U? Why doesn't Savoy have its own school district? Why do some Illini sports teams have chaplains while others don’t? So many questions — and so many answers.
“I have concerns about the noise potential, the uncertainty surrounding negative health issues and sleep disturbance,” Piatt County Zoning Board of Appeals member Will Chambers says.
Mahomet’s terminals generated about $1.4 million in income in 2022, with a resulting $69,948.53 going back to the village.
News and notes from our panel of 39 aspiring journalists from area schools.
For the next 12 months, the coveted Yukon Jack Trophy will be on display at Mahomet United Methodist Church.
Light pollution in Mahomet ... peanuts and the Esquire Lounge in Champaign … improving accessibility at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana … which area rail crossings are due for an upgrade … future of Taylor Street ... cleanup at the old News-Gazette ... and much, much more.
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