Champaign County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in a retail theft. 

If you want Illini football season tickets, the time to buy is now — or at least soon, say Illini Athletics officials. They go on sale today. 

Calling into Monday's show: Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee-to-be and proud Danville native Joe Tanner, UI Executive Senior Associate AD Breanna Shamaila and former Illini Chris Gandy, plus in-house experts Bob Asmussen (on where Bret Bielema's bunch will land on his final AP Top 25 ballot) and Rob Le Cates (on our just-named Farm Leaders of the Year).

Schlarman Academy senior Miles Crosby, 17, has been selected as the recipient of the MLK Celebration Committee's $6,000 2026 MLK Scholarship. It's given annually to a Danville graduating high school senior who plans to pursue an education at an institution of higher learning.

There is no parade as part of this year's Danville MLK Celebration prior to the church program. A decision on the motorcade, parade is made year-to-year, based on the cold weather.

Now playing at our special UI at 150 & Beyond website: 164 Illini stories from foreign-born and first-generation alums, who shared with us the most memorable people, places and experiences during their time in C-U.

Also, as part of the 200th, the Danville Symphony Orchestra's March 14 program "Celebration" is showcasing a composed piece just for Vermilion County by composer Tim Corpus.

Danville's Joe Tanner is one of two former astronauts, along with Tom Akers, who will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on May 16.

Each week, courts-beat reporter Luke Taylor will assemble a bulletin of local criminal activity reported by C-U police.

Calling into Thursday's show: former Illini Rob Judson (on a special trip to State Farm Center Saturday, recruiting Peoria and more); UI Music Professor Pete Shungu (on the hip-hip culture and the arts degree, approved Thursday by trustees); and voice of the Cardinals Chip Caray (on expectations for Jordan Walker & Co.).

The Shaners were honored Thursday in the theater now named after them as the "John and Kay Shaner Theater." Their $500,000 gift secured the naming rights for the college's theater.

The Bailey Buzz this week has news about the Danville Public Library's Winter Reading Program, an Illinois Underground Railroad exhibit opening at the Vermilion County Museum, a Vermilion County tax auction for properties, Vermilion Housing Authority property undergoing renovations and a senior exercise program.