Buckley
LATEST NEWS
Teenager shot in Champaign early Saturday morning
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Police are investigating a Champaign shooting after a teenager was shot early Saturday morning. Officials said a 17-year-old boy was walking along Market Street north of Bradley Avenue when he heard several shots just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. He was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Police […]
Quad Day makes its return to the UIUC
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Quad Day is coming back to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) this Sunday. The UIUC is once again hosting its 2024 Quad Day and Involvement Fair on the Main Quad this Sunday, August 25 and it will be taking place from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Quad Day always takes place the Sunday before classes start at UIUC and allows students and people alike to learn about the university’s registered student organizations (RSO). Over 1,000 RSOs, including fraternal organizations, social clubs, cultural associations, and much more, set up their booths on the Main Quad to promote their organizations and hand out free stuff.
Keep Vermilion County Beautiful Targets Area of Danville
An area near Downtown Danville looks better – thanks to the work of some volunteers with Keep Vermilion County Beautiful. They pitched in to clean an area west of the Palmer Arena and down towards a boardwalk along the Vermilion River on Saturday. Brenda Adams, Executive Director of Keep...
ISU Education Students Sign on to their Future Career Paths
Educators Rising Illinois and ISU will host their second annual Educator Signing Day on Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m. at ISU’s Metcalf School in the Hayden Auditorium. Students will be signing contracts committing to their future in the field of education. Educators Rising Illinois State Coordinator Christine Schweitzer...
Bond Issue Proposed in Westville Area Fire District
Voters in the Westville Area Fire Protection District will be voting in November on a new $2.5 million dollar bond issue. Fire Chief Mark Ames says money generated by the bonds would be used to expand Westville’s fire station…. {AUDIO: “What we’ve done is we’ve hired an architect...
Illinois men's basketball to play Ole Miss in charity exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Illinois will face Ole Miss in a tune-up prior to the 2024-25 season, traveling to Oxford, Mississippi for a charity exhibition game on Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m. CT. Tickets are $20 for general admission seating, with the exception of floor seats. All proceeds from...
Photos: Sweet Corn Circus brings big crowds to Uptown Normal
Highlights from the Sweet Corn Circus in Uptown Normal on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. The annual event features performances by ISU's Gamma Phi Circus and Iron Spirit Pro wrestling, plus some delicious corn and local vendors. The festival continues Sunday. Here are highlights from Saturday's action at the Sweet Corn...
Some University of Illinois first-year students disappointed with temporary housing
Monday is the first day of class at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Some first-year students are disappointed with housing that lacks privacy and natural light. Amelie Lagunas is a first-year student majoring in early childhood education. She’s sharing a windowless student lounge inside Florida Avenue Residence Hall with three other roommates.
Iowa Football Opponent Preview: Illinois State Redbirds
The wait is finally over. College football will soon be back in Iowa City. The 25th-ranked Hawkeyes will take the field on Saturday for their season opener against the Illinois State Redbirds, but it will be without head coach Kirk Ferentz who is suspended for one game due to a 2022 recruiting violation. This will […] The post Iowa Football Opponent Preview: Illinois State Redbirds appeared first on On3.
Three Illini hoops questions entering fall practices
Fall is on the horizon, and we’ve finally gotten a chance to catch our breaths after one of the most eventful offseasons the Illini basketball program has ever had. Brad Underwood’s squad is filled with intrigue heading into his eighth season at the helm, coming off a breakthrough Elite Eight run. Almost the entirety of last year’s team is gone, and the Illini have undergone an unprecedented roster overhaul, extreme even in the new age of player movement in college basketball.
Boot Camp: Prairie Central looking for even more success in 2024
FAIRBURY, Ill. (WMBD) — Mike Goodwin is in his second season as head coach of Prairie Central’s football team, and there’s optimism for even more success in year two of his offensive system. Last season, the team switched from a run-heavy approach to a wide-open spread, air...
It's Your Business I U-Haul construction moves along
Aug. 25—As college students move back to the Champaign-Urbana area for classes, construction continues on U-Haul's new five-story facility at 306 E. University Ave. The business hopes to have the project finished before the end of the semester. U-Haul Company of Southern Illinois President Kevin Barringer said the goal is for completion in mid- to late November. "Currently, we have the major ...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: The action guy
Aug. 25—Illinois coach Brad Underwood has mentioned having "action guys" a few times this offseason. Players that can make something happen with the ball in their hands. And the Illini have several. But the way Underwood has also discussed Kasparas Jakucionis, it's clear the freshman guard might wind up the most action-y of Illinois' action guys in 2024-25. That Jakucionis got limited time in ...
2024 Illini volleyball season preview: New-look, new-feel Illini have eyes set on bouncing back
CHAMPAIGN — After not hitting expectations in 2023 with a fifth consecutive finish outside the top-five in the Big Ten and a third missed NCAA Tournament in four years, Chris Tamas' Illinois volleyball team is looking to bounce back in a big way. The Illini are 31-29 over the...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.