April 4, 2023
CHAMPAIGN — Nichole Millage noticed the knee-length socks Katie Holloway Bridge was wearing over her prosthetic leg when her new teammate walked into her first Team USA sitting vo...
April 4, 2023
MIAMI — John and Kim Lindgren are accustomed to receiving whiplash-inducing news from their middle of three children, Jeff Lindgren.
Such is the life of being a professional ba...
March 30, 2023
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...
March 29, 2023
Do you have a license that will expire on June 30, 2023? Starting Saturday, April 1, 2023, you will be able to log in and renew. ISBE has updated the guides to help you through ...
March 29, 2023
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 par...
March 29, 2023
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 f...
March 27, 2023
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, t...
March 24, 2023
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 ac...
March 24, 2023
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 distr...
March 22, 2023
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 Em...
March 20, 2023
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...
March 10, 2023
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 n...
March 10, 2023
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 pandem...
March 9, 2023
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...
March 9, 2023
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 activitie...
March 3, 2023
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 lea...
February 27, 2023
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 Linc...
February 24, 2023
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 Un...