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Green Street: Leaving some in reserve?
Jul. 24—What made last February's upset win against Indiana all the more impressive — it was the most significant single victory of the 2023-24 season for Illinois before the Illini went on a run to the WBIT title — was that coach did it by playing only six players. That shortened bench had varying degrees of success last winter, but Illinois put together its most complete performance of the ...
Historic Virginia Theatre to Host Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis in Holiday Concert
The Champaign Park District has announced an exciting event for this holiday season: Mannheim Steamroller, the best-selling Christmas artist of all time, will perform at the historic Virginia Theatre on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. Tickets for the concert range from $59.50 to $125.00, with an additional processing...
Neitzel Family Open second-round singles match schedule
CHAMPAIGN - Champaign-Urbana tennis players and fans can watch professional tennis for free this week. The Neitzel Family Open second-round qualifying matches start today at Atkins Tennis Center at 10 am, featuring athletes from around the world and two current University of Illinois players in the International Tennis Federation World Tour-sanctioned event. Lucas Horve advanced to today's competition after defeating Australian Corey Gaal 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. A wildcard entry, Horve faces Canadian Ben George on court 1. Also advancing from the Illinois tennis team, Tyler Bower will be on the court late this morning, facing teammate...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker cites ‘private conversations’ in declining to discuss VP possibility
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday continued to sidestep questions about whether he’s under consideration as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, again saying he would not discuss “private conversations.” The comments were Pritzker’s first to local media since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid over the weekend, and came a day after ...
Assemble your crew for Raise the Woof!
Habitat for Humanity’s annual fundraising event, Raise the Woof!, is now accepting registrations for their upcoming event on Saturday, September 28th. This event takes place in the ReStore parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and you can check out everything you’ll need to know about the event at ReStore’s website linked above.
Illinois is paying $380,000+ to WHO???
You will NEVER guess whose salary in the Land of Lincoln was over $380,000 last year...Taxpayer dollars are going to this person and I guarantee you have ZERO idea who this person is or what they do... According to an article from the Illinois State Journal-Register (they are a FANTASTIC...
OPRF switches gears after Illinois requires ACT exam for graduation
With an official switch back to the ACT exam, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 209 will be looking to bring in services to help students prepare for the college readiness assessment. “We have outside agencies that will come in and provide ACT support or test prep, just...
Illinois quick hits: Flood clean kits available; unclaimed property auction
Flood clean kits available Residents of Nashville, Illinois, will be able to collect cleanup kits from the American Red Cross this week to help with flooding recovery efforts. Last week, multiple inches of rain fell, leading to flash flooding in Nashville and the surrounding area. Local emergency officials warned of an imminent dam failure and evacuated over 200 residents. ...
Rosemary and James Gibbons 50th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbons of rural Edgewood, IL will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Mason Civic Center in Mason. Friends and family are invited to attend the open house from 2-4 p.m. at the Center. Rosemary and James were married on Saturday,...
Ill. assistant fire chief killed in off-duty crash
VERSAILLES, Ill. — The assistant chief of the Versailles Fire Department died Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a deer near Naples. Jason Dunmire’s presence will be sorely missed by the community he served well since he was a teenager, Versailles Fire Chief Chuck Northcut said.
Champaign’s Paul Abraham hired as agency’s new administrator
PAXTON — The more that Paul Abraham looked into Ford County as a potential landing spot for his next professional gig, the more he became interested. It did not take long, either. The soon-to-be-34-year-old Champaign resident and native of Effingham and Coles counties was not only immediately attracted to...
LAS alumnus and visiting scholar's art featured in new Urbana exhibit
An exhibit showcasing butterfly nectar plants will be hosted at Urbana Park District’s Anita Purves Nature Center until the end of August. The exhibit, titled "Butterfly Elf, What’s Your Favorite Nectar?" features 17 pictures by professor James H. Yang, a visiting scholar from Taiwan who obtained his PhD in linguistics from Illinois.
Illinois basketball officially targeting top 100 stretch-forward for 2025
Illinois basketball is a new name in the mix for a talented 2025 power forward. While the Illini have zero commitments for the class of 2025 thus far, we have been able to strike gold a couple of times. Will Riley was the big commitment for this class, but he reclassified to 2024, so he isn’t a member of the 2025 class anymore.
Illinois picked 13th in Big Ten preseason poll
The new Big Ten now officially stands at 18 teams (we’ll work on the name later), with west coast transplants USC, UCLA, Oregon & Washington joining the conference as of July 1. On the eve of Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, the 2024 preseason polls were revealed. Illinois...
Baylor transfer center Lety Vasconcelos settling in for Illini WBB: 'Every day she gets better'
CHAMPAIGN — Lety Vasconcelos is discernibly hard to miss. For somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 minutes, she wandered around the gym inside the Ubben Basketball Complex trying to burn off some nervous energy before speaking with the media for the first time. She couldn't hide if she tried.
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