Four Illini hit double figures, led by Keaton Wagler (16 points) and Tomislav Ivisic, who scored 14 of his 16 in the first half of a 75-62 win. 

"It's one thing to learn from a history book and to look online and see information about it, but to have a book in your hand and just really get into that information and read about it, I think it's big for our kids." 

With just 26 days to go until we flip our calendars to 2026, we asked a panel of community members, in Part 1 of a monthlong miniseries: Who’s your pick for 2025’s Person of the Year?

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

"There's no excuse for it. There's really not an excuse for it at all, and we would love to know why it happened," Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist's senior pastor said outside the Champaign County Courthouse after Dalton Whitlock was ordered to be detained on arson charges.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined the Illinois America 250 Commission at Navy Pier Wednesday to announce plans for commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.

Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser said the defense’s motion “is standard practice after a trial. We do not believe there is any merit to the defendant’s assertions in his motion and are preparing and will file our written response.”

Those who knew Lois Wise through her roles with the Julius W. Hegeler II Foundation and other boards say the community has lost a strong and wonderful woman.

The Champaign man arrested for arson charges in a fire that caused thousands of dollars of damage to a local church will appear in court today for a hearing on whether he will be detained as he awaits the resolution of his case.