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Undefeated SJO postseason campaign starts this Saturday, Spartans host West Frankfort at 2 p.m.
Seniors Gabe Mata (71), Charlie Schmitz (21) and the Spartans celebrated a win #9 over Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Dick Duval Field on Friday. The St. Joseph-Ogden football team will be back on their home turf on Saturday for their first-round playoff game against 5-4 West Frankfort. ST. JOSEPH - The St....
It's Your Business I Couple opens Campustown café
Oct. 27—Yuting Jin loves coffee. There's just one problem, said her husband, Jackie Wang. "She doesn't like any coffee outside of her own," he said. "So I told her just to open our own coffee shop, and you can make whatever coffee you want." Jin decided to go for it, and the couple opened Hey Bobo Café, at 608 E. University Ave. in Champaign on Oct. 17. Wang said their first day of business ...
Ninth annual trunk or treat supports Urbana community
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) – It was all about the cars, candy and kids on Sunday at Lincoln Square Mall. Urbana Firefighters Local #1147 hosted their ninth annual trunk or treat. Hundreds of kids and their families showed up — going car to car for candy. Some of the cars were from local businesses and first […]
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Exhibition thoughts
Oct. 28—Sunday was a unique experience for me given I watched an Illinois basketball game for the first time already knowing the outcome. Because it was already halftime in Oxford, Miss., by the time my flight from Portland, Ore., landed in Chicago, and No. 24 Mississippi had long finished its 91-74 victory by the time I got home. So did knowing that Illinois was on the receiving end of a ...
Bunnies reach sectional final for first time; road ends for O/SF, SJ-O
Oct. 27—MONTICELLO — During the postgame handshake line after the Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team earned a 2-0 road win against Oakwood/Salt Fork on Oct. 8, the Bunnies told their counterparts they looked forward to playing them again in the sectional semifinals. The postseason brackets were already out, and as long as the top two seeds took care of business, their paths would ...
No. 1 Oregon stays perfect, routs No. 20 Illinois in Big 10 clash
The No. 1-ranked Oregon Ducks are perfect entering the final month of the college football season after a dominant 38-9 win over Illinois. Saturday's matchup at Autzen Stadium was meant to be battle between two ranked Big 10 schools but wound up being a lop-sided affair before halftime with the Ducks jumping to a 35-3 first-half lead.
Early deficit too much for Illinois to overcome
Oct. 26—What happened Turns out all of the conversation about Oregon and its explosive offense was not apocryphal. The Ducks are that good offensively with a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback in Dillon Gabriel, who diced up the Illinois defense repeatedly Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore. Gabriel and Co. scored on five of six drives in the first half and racked up 527 yards ...
Saturday's prep highlights: Houpt, Rundle take 3rd at state; Ramanath 4th
Oct. 27—In girls' tennis Class 1A state doubles tournament Danville's star-studded duo of and ended their run together with a bang, finishing third at state, the highest state placement in Danville girls' tennis history. They won their first four matches before falling to eventual champions and from Lisle Benet Academy 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals. The Vikings then bounced back with a 1-6, 6-3, ...
Champaign police leadership complete Northwestern safety training
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Two members of the Champaign Police Department now hold a special certification from Northwestern University. Chief Timothy Tyler and Lieutenant Aaron Lack graduated from the Northwestern University Executive Management Program on Saturday, Oct. 26. According to the Champaign Police Department, both Tyler and Lack took part in the three-week program. It […]
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