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Final in Lincoln: #Illini 72, Nebraska 64.
That's a really impressive win from Illinois, which improves to 19-6 on the season, 9-5 in Big Ten play. Makira Cook's 22 points lead Illini to first win at Nebraska since 2013.
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Nebraska leads 37-29 at halftime against the #Illini. Genesis Bryant has not returned since a first-quarter injury. All things considered Illinois still in this one.
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Welcome to Douglas County, where is trying to close out an undefeated Central Illinois Conference slate — and reach 30 wins on the season — when the Warriors host Central A&M. Follow along for updates.
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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.
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Officers Jose Aceves and Rikki McComas were involved in the incident that happened at 11:18 p.m. at West Belle Street and North Ohio Avenue.
We're spending the day with and his conference-leading team for a behind-the-scenes account of how they've pulled off one of college basketball's biggest turnarounds.
Story on by & coming Sunday.
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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.
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A Champaign man whose body was found along a tree line in Hensley Township early Wednesday has been identified as Larry Adams, 53. An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday.
Student council at delivered sweet treats to more than 200 senior citizens in Champaign County.
Happy details via High School Confidential student correspondent in today's section powered by
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Fire Doll Studio owner said she had the chandelier made as a way to keep a piece of the former store alive.
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Campustown bar can trace its history to the year prohibition ended in the U.S.
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STORY: Apperson said deputies found five spent casings near the apartment but no one injured or any property damaged.
STORY: As suspect was leaving the parking area, the deputy was following at a distance, heard a noise and realized that Lee-Newman had allegedly damaged two cars that were parked there.
At : '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'
Cover story of today's 6-page High School Confidential section produced by area students and powered by
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More than 500 students, two cheer teams, one dance team and an energetic pep band added to a wonderful scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic days.
High School Confidential, our Teacher of the Week and news from OSF in Urbana, all in Thursday's News-Gazette. Subscribe, purchase our $1.90 day pass or pick up a copy at any local newsstand.
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Brown admitted he pointed a gun at a man outside an apartment in the 200 block of Kenwood Road in Champaign.
Raytrell McDonald admitted he had a loaded gun in his vehicle when stopped by a trooper for speeding on U.S. 45 south of Thomasboro.
Police found guns and cocaine linked to Anthony Miles hidden behind a house across the street from one that had been shot up.
Fire Chief Chad Smith said the blaze damaged four apartments in an eightplex apartment building 1200 Falcon Way, 900 block of North Maplewood Drive.
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Bids at two earlier openings came in much higher than anticipated (more than $1 million) after the village received a $725,000 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant for the project.
UI College of Law Dean Vik Amar was ruminating on the issue of the #Illini ticket snafu and came up with a thought.
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Meet our talented High School Confidential reporter from , who learned card-making from her grandma and one day hopes to run in the Boston Marathon:
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“We are being used to solve problems that we did not create, based on this plan," Wiley third grade teacher Valerie Willetts said.
PHOTOS: Centennial beat Champaign Central in a wild, triple-OT thriller 75-72 on Tuesday night at a sold-out Combes Gym in Champaign.
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Catch up on the latest with Wednesday's News-Gazette. Subscribe, pick up a print copy or purchase a $1.90 day pass.
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Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Azaan Lee, formerly of Chicago,was pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday in the emergency room at Carle Foundation Hospital.
In a 2:30 p.m. update, Rantoul police offered no new information on the incident that happened late Monday, saying: "Additional details surrounding this incident will remain limited as this is an ongoing, active investigation by the Champaign County…
"Teacher quality is the No. 1 school-based factor impacting student outcomes, and teacher diversity is also strongly linked to improved outcomes for all students, but especially students of color," Advance Illinois President Robin Steans writes.
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Are the forces behind today’s teacher shortages the same as always? Or is something new happening in the wake of the pandemic? To understand this issue, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative surveyed 3,478 current and former ed…
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"We need collectively to seek a better path forward before polarized citizens and polarized politicians refusing to engage or negotiate with each other results in a breakdown of the very possibility for democratic politics," UI law Professor Colleen…
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"We are striving to avoid our home becoming a weak and divided collection of people; and instead, desire to build a community where strong disagreements exist but are addressed with respect and civility, and as a result, it grows as a community, uni…
The board will kick off a conversation about whether to shut down Wiley for the 2023-’24 school year to abate asbestos and decide how to use the centrally located facility.
Check out our OpEd today in : Our research shows that teacher retention is about leadership, especially leadership that supports new teachers and teachers of color.
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PHOTOS: It was a night of celebration as St. Thomas More's girls' basketball team beat Pontiac and welcomed back all-time leading scorer Lexi Wallen on Monday in Champaign.
