1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (225+ words) Today is Saturday, March 14, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1926, one or more unseen looters entered the closed offices of the Coca Cola Bottling Works office at. .. Today is Saturday, March 14, 2026 Here are local news reports…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (307+ words) Urbana native Michael Carpenter has spent his entire eight-year teaching career as an English-language arts teacher at Jefferson Middle School. After spending his entire childhood in Urbana, Michael Carpenter thought he would become a high school teacher. Instead, he's spent…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (645+ words) Legislation is pending in the Illinois House that would provide more higher-education money to smaller state universities at the expense of the University of Illinois. Ironically, one of the legislation's chief sponsors is Urbana Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons, who…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1167+ words) CHAMPAIGN " There's been a "major shortage" of land surveyors for a while, says Ted Hartke, president of Ogden-based Hartke Engineering & Surveying. One of the factors in this shortage is education. Hartke explained that a bachelor's degree is one of the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (12+ words) Cristina Henriquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection: an online event'The News-Gazette...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (11+ words) Report: Illini women add former five-star Divine Bourrage'The News-Gazette...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (179+ words) Marci Kyung is in her first year teaching math at Franklin STEAM Academy after 10 years of teaching at Countryside School and four years of helping run her family's business, Pandamonium Doughnuts. After teaching at Countryside School for 10 years following her…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (210+ words) Danica Bell and Lily Moxley An effective reporting team as seniors, Danica and Lily will continue along a similar path to start college. Both exceptional students are headed to Eastern Illinois in the fall. Danica plans on majoring in kiniesology…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1170+ words) Parkland College's director of the community education department marked her third decade at the institution and 20 years as its director. Hunter Farnham nominated his teacher Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, a UI associate professor with the art and design school, for the Illinois…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1026+ words) "I would also consider my role as a dance mom to a competitive dancer a luxury, given the time and travel commitments. Anyone in the dance world knows it is an investment, but sharing that time together and watching her…...