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.

Some of Illinois’ top Democrats say they’re open to considering targeted changes to Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act this spring if a forthcoming judicial report says they’re needed.

Susan Scheel is in her second year teaching Social Studies at North Ridge Middle School in Danville after working as a paraprofessional at Salt Fork South Junior High for seven years.

Illinois and 11 other states sued the Trump administration over its move to withhold potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in grant funding from states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s definitions of sex and gender.

The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for only a minimal increase in K-12 education spending, a reflection of the state’s tightening fiscal condition.

From a milestone coaching win to stars of the stage, our 43-student panel has gobs of good news to share.

What should have been a brief trip 74 years ago this month turned into a disaster-movie-scale nightmare. Think of it as “The Perfect Storm" meets the Donner Party.