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Beyond the Boardroom: Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering Rohit Bhargava
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (645+ words) The most challenging aspect of being a leader to Rohit Bhargava? "Remaining focused and keeping everyone focused on the positive impact we can have, when there is so much change and uncertainty around us." Home for the past 21 years has…...
Unit 4 to conduct star search for pared-down leadership team
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (687+ words) Geovanny Ponce speaks to community members after he was appointed Unit 4s next superintendent last month. CHAMPAIGN " The 11 members of former Champaign school district Superintendent Shelia Boozers leadership team were informed late this week that theyll need to reapply to be…...
State lawmaker calls for restoration of Memorial Stadium name
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (581+ words) The columns of what is now Gies Memorial Stadium bear the names of 189 University of Illinois students and alumni who died in World War I. SPRINGFIELD " A state legislator and University of Illinois alum is putting together a joint resolution to…...
'Hot Ones' host Sean Evans chosen as UI commencement speaker
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (243+ words) University of Illinois Chancellor Charles L. Isbell Jr., left, poses with 2008 College of Media alum Sean Evans after filming an episode of Evans" YouTube show, "Hot Ones," on Feb. 16 on campus. The episode, which inverted the usual format to have Isbell…...
2025-26 High School Confidential: Week 21
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (685+ words) Follow The News-Gazette on TikTok here Welcome to Year 10 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every corner of our circulation area. Each Thursday through April,…...
Teacher of the Week: Kevin Frederick, South Side Elementary, Champaign
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (435+ words) South Side Elementary School first-grade teacher Kevin Frederick poses with Mr. Mouse, a stuffed animal he and grade partner Dominique McCotter use to help teach writing. Whether he's engaging his students with silliness or making sure every student sees themselves…...
Top of the Morning, March 11, 2026
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (241+ words) Thanks to her innovative approach to academics, Liv is going to graduate from college before high school. The senior has been taking classes at Danville Area Community College since summer 2024. She'll participte in DACC's commencement on May 15 " two days before…...
Student arrested in online threat to Salt Fork High School
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (98+ words) CATLIN " A student at Salt Fork High School has been arrested after an online threat caused officials to cancel classes on Tuesday. All classes will be in session today, officials said. Officials first placed the high school on a soft…...
UPDATED: Champaign school board approves $100,000 settlement with former BTW administrator
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1746+ words) From left, Unit 4 school board members Justin Michael Hendrix, Grace Kang, Amy Armstrong, Betsy Holder, Fatima Ahmed, Tony Bruno and Christy Arnold. CHAMPAIGN " It will cost the Champaign school district $100,000 to close the book on a highly publicized personnel matter…...
My Turn | Math made real for students statewide
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (740+ words) Last week in math class, I shared my story about growing up poor in a small trailer in rural Illinois. I told my students about my mom, who dropped out of high school at 17 to have me. I told them…...