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Good Morning, Illini Nation: Behind the scenes at the combine
58+ min ago (164+ words) Illinois guard Keaton Wagler at the NBA draft combine in Chicago." Let's peel back the curtain on the NBA draft combine." Why various reporters descend on Chicago each May is a little different. Some are there to tell a story…...
Athletes of the Week: Eisenmenger, Swisher shine for Unity; Armstrong steps up for Urbana | Sports | news-gazette. com
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (331+ words) Emma Swisher of Unity girls' track and field (front, left) and Danika Eisenmenger of Unity softball (front, right) take a picture with their teammates after earning co-News-Gazette Athlete of the Week honors. Isaac Armstrong of Urbana baseball (front, center, in…...
Daniels | IHSA postseason action about to heat up
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (385+ words) Illinois guard 'in the draft with both feet' but understands" Congrats to our latest winners from Unity and Urbana A host of area athletes compete in the 100-meter hurdles last Wednesday at the Class 1 A Salt Fork Sectional in Catlin....
Who should be this week's boys' Athlete of the Week?
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (213+ words) The News-Gazette Copper Creek Contractors logo Who should be this week's boys' Athlete of the Week? It's time to vote for The News-Gazette's Athletes of the Week, powered by Copper Creek Contractors. Each Monday, The News-Gazette will publish an online…...
Who should be this week's girls' Athlete of the Week?
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (213+ words) The News-Gazette Copper Creek Contractors logo Who should be this week's girls' Athlete of the Week? It's time to vote for The News-Gazette's Athletes of the Week, powered by Copper Creek Contractors. Each Monday, The News-Gazette will publish an online…...
Top of the Morning, May 18, 2026
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (247+ words) Each week, we chop it up with the folks responsible for dishing up food around the area. What restaurant should we try next? Let Joey Wright know at jwright@news-gazette. com. Greenhouse Cafe at Allerton Park in Monticello has a…...
Name Dropping | Illini magicians bring a dose of happiness to Carle pediatric patients
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (861+ words) Cobee Jackson shuffles cards while laying in his hospital bed at Carle Foundation Hospital on Wednesday morning, May 6. Cobee Jackson scans through the deck and realized his card wasn't there while magicians from the Illini Magic Society visited him during…...
Champaign County Crime Stoppers | Suspect sought in identity theft
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (252+ words) At around 1 p. m. March 20, a male suspect entered Best Buy on North Prospect Avenue in Champaign and applied for various forms of credit accounts using a stolen identity. The suspect was described as a heavy-set Black male wearing a black hooded…...
Illinois women finish second at Big Ten Championships, Kapitolnik wins high jump title
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (610+ words) Illinois freshman Jonathan Kapitolnik reacts on Sunday after he won a high jump title at the Big Ten track and field Outdoor Championships in Lincoln, Neb. Kapitolnik cleared 7 feet, 3 inches to become the first Illini to win a Big Ten…...
Second photo of suspect
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (154+ words) The News-Gazette Pick the brain of multimedia reporter Kathy Reiser. Have a question for 25-year Vermilion County beat writer Jennifer Bailey? Submit them here and she'll respond each Thursday. - Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during…...