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Top of the Morning, July 2, 2026
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (107+ words) Ed Bond, producer, on WDWS in Champaign on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. " An extraordinary radio producer, Ed Bond looks forward to his role as DJ each Fourth of July on WDWS. With America's 250th falling on a Saturday, that means an early wakeup…...
Teacher of the Week: Stacy Arie, Centennial High
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (121+ words) Stacy Arie's has taught at Champaign Centennial High School, her alma mater, for the last 33 years. Email nominations to VP Jim Rossow at jrossow@cimg. media Stacy Arie's first teaching job came at her alma mater, Champaign's Centennial High School,…...
Can't Wait For Saturday | Weigman taking advantage of second chance at Houston
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (400+ words) Former Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman made a successful transition to Houston. Earlier in June, I used this space to count down the Top 10 Heisman Trophy candidates for 2026. (The list is at the bottom.) That doesn't come close to…...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Team USA rolling in Turkiye
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (315+ words) Team USA guard Cayden Daughtry settles in at the free throw line during the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, while teammate Na Vorro Bowman Jr. looks on. Both Daughtry and Bowman have Illinois offers. Illinois assistant coaches Geoff Alexander and…...
Teacher of the Week: Stacy Arie, English as a second language, Centennial High, Champaign
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (391+ words) The News-Gazette Stacy Arie's first teaching job came at her alma mater, Champaign's Centennial High School, and 33 years later, she's still there The Bondville native works as an English as a second language teacher and serves as chair of the…...
Records & Radio | Explaining the art of picking music for the radio, Part II
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (764+ words) The continuation of my last column, "How do you decide what songs to play and/or why do you play certain songs?" But first, two Quiz Questions: 1. Name the five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 that have "U. S. A." in the…...
The News-Gazette's 21st All-Area boys' track and field team: Jackson shines the brightest
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (1838+ words) Danville junior D'Mario Jackson stands in front of a mural of notable Danville people in downtown Danville. Jackson won three Class 2 A state titles in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash and is The News-Gazette's All-Area boys' track…...
The News-Gazette's 21st All-Area boys' track and field team: Meet the First Team
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (915+ words) All-Area first-team boys" track and field selections, from left, Evan Kolb, Jax Hardy, D"Mario Jackson, William Runyan, Evan Landers-Kristensen, Camden Fairbanks, Lance Retz, Kamden Flenner, Elie Beni Duma, JJ Lewandowski and Riley Hogan in Champaign. Meet the 14 boys' track…...
The News-Gazette's All-Area boys' track and field team: West wins Coach of the Year
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (231+ words) The West family " from left, Melody, Colt, Nathan, Ella and Devon " at The News-Gazette office in Champaign after Nathan West was named the All-Area boys" track and field Coach of the Year for the 2026 season. Why he"s Coach of…...
America at 250 | "We were all proud to be Americans that day
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (379+ words) The News-Gazette All week, including in today's 20-page special section, we're asking community members to share stories of when they felt proudest to be an American Among the contributors: Marine Corps veteran RAY ELLIOTT, an author and former high school…...