Celebration of life planned Saturday for Champaign bar manager killed in shooting

CHAMPAIGN — A celebration of life is taking place this weekend the manager of a downtown Champaign bar who was killed in a February shooting. The celebration of life will take place for Brandon ...

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‘Bawling hysterically;’ Local mom says school lunch aide smacked her son

A Champaign County mom says a lunch aide hit her son, and now the aide is facing a criminal charge. As reported on News ...

A Champaign County mom says a lunch aide hit her son, and now the aide is facing a criminal charge. As reported on News ...

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Champaign County Sheriff’s race headed for recount

With a 13-vote difference, the Republican primary for Champaign County sheriff appears headed for a recount. According to ...

With a 13-vote difference, the Republican primary for Champaign County sheriff appears headed for a recount. According to ...

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Dave van Dyck, a pioneering Chicago sports journalist, dies at age 76

Dave van Dyck spent four decades as a sportswriter in Chicago, becoming a prominent voice on baseball and auto racing, as ...

Dave van Dyck spent four decades as a sportswriter in Chicago, becoming a prominent voice on baseball and auto racing, as ...

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Mad about the Movies | Trial run set for potential new festival focused on independent films

Ever since Champaign’s Art Theater closed in 2019, local viewers have not had much chance to see well-crafted American and ...

Ever since Champaign’s Art Theater closed in 2019, local viewers have not had much chance to see well-crafted American and ...

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More than 40 local students to earn high school diploma, Clark State degree

More than 40 local students are on track to earn their high school diploma and a two-year associate’s degree from Clark State ...

More than 40 local students are on track to earn their high school diploma and a two-year associate’s degree from Clark State ...

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Warm winter days in Chicago may have deadly consequences for wildlife

A high of 76 degrees on Tuesday to a sharp wind chill ... According to the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, snakes eat rodents that can carry diseases ...

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Illini women to play in Women's Basketball Invitational tournament

The Illinois women's basketball team has at least one more game left in its 2023-24 season. The Illini landed a bid into the ...

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Richwoods basketball run ends with loss in IHSA Class 3A semifinals

CHAMPAIGN — Stopping Lathan Sommerville wasn’t going to ... The 6-foot guard came into the state finals shooting 42.6 percent ...

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Unit 4 Principal hires attorney amid uncertainty over his position

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — WAND News has learned Booker T. Washington Elementary School Principal, Jamie Roundtree, has hired Urbana attorney Ron Langacker. Langacker told WAND News that Roundtree ...

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Biden proposes relief for homebuyers. Here's what to know.

Looking back further, that figure has skyrocketed from an average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 3.76% prior to when the ... University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, voiced similar concern ...

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Illinois boys state wrestling tournament

Althoff’s Jason Dowell rejoices after winning the Class 1A 285-pound title at the Illinois boys wrestling state championships on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

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Edey and Painter give Purdue two of the top AP Big Ten honors. Illini’s Domask newcomer of year

Purdue’s Zach Edey repeated as Associated Press Big Ten player of the year and Matt Painter of the Boilermakers is coach of ...

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