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CHAMPAIGN — The storied Champaign Central boys’ basketball program is in the market for a new head coach.
And the Maroons will need to fill a noteworthy void in their athletics ...

By DEBRA PRESSEY dpressey@news-gazette.com CHAMPAIGN — There was a time when a doctor predicted Summer Nagele would never be able to walk, talk or eat on her own.
Her parents ne...

By COLIN LIKAS clikas@news-gazette.com CHAMPAIGN — Josh Pierce is an uncompromisingly positive human being.
The St. Thomas More senior nearly always sports a smile on his face, ...

MAHOMET — When ag teacher/FFA adviser Jennifer Wherley joined the teaching staff at Mahomet-Seymour High School 21 years ago, there were 17 students in the ag program.
Today, th...

RANTOUL, Ill., (WCIA) — One Rantoul principal is back from Washington D.C. after presenting at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) conference with educators from acr...

How did the Illinois state archery tournament end up in Champaign?
The credit is shared by multiple stakeholders, including the state's coaches, Champaign's Unit 4 school distri...

URBANA — Urbana students and staff returned from spring break this week with heavy hearts.
At tonight's school board meeting, there was a moment of silence held for Montrell Eme...


After graduating from Illinois State University in 2014, Mahomet-Seymour graduate Hillary Veitch decided to venture far away from her hometown. She moved to South Korea, where she ...

This morning the FCC announced their ACP Outreach grant recipients this morning and Illinois organizations received 7 grant awards, totaling over $1.8 million! This is wonderful ne...

TOLONO, Ill. (WCIA) — Unity High School in Tolono has raised thousands of dollars over the years with its “Great Auction.” This year was only the second time back since the pandemi...

After earning a bachelor’s degree in integrative biology from the University of Illinois and master’s degrees in plant biology and science education, Alex Riley took his first job ...

Bob Asmussen Juggling act
Asmussen | Juggling act: GCMS senior keeping a lot of balls in the air Want proof? Check out the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley senior’s list of activities/...

CHAMPAIGN — For inspiring the fifth-graders she teaches “through her positivity, belief that any student can learn and her dedication to creating a classroom with a culture of lear...

After 169 straight Sundays of asking local leaders about their philosophy on meetings, we have a winner.
Here’s MEGAN HUNTER , the no-mincing-words principal at Mahomet’s Linco...

URBANA — Learning content and tutoring resources for local schoolchildren, wrapped in the familiar guise of a social media platform.
That’s the framework of a new, ambitious Uni...

RANTOUL — In his one week on the job, the new part-time help at Rantoul’s Broadmeadow Elementary has been an instant hit with the little ones, helping out with their reading, their...

In total, Kim Clemmons has spent 45 years in the Fisher school district, including 13 as a student.
Throughout her 32 years of teaching fifth grade, sixth grade, technology inte...