Midwest Can Tackle Farm Nitrogen Pollution Without Sacrificing Crops, Study Shows
Many researchers have looked at nitrogen pollution hotspots around the country. But a new first-of-its-kind, multi-year study from the University of…
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Snowy Weather Prompts Cancellations
URBANA — Central Illinois is under a Winter Storm Warning until 6 AM Tuesday, with snow accumulation forecast to total six to ten inches. Here’s a list of weather-related closings and cancellations: TUESDAY CLOSINGS: Krannert Art Museum: Due to the weather, Krannert Art Museum is opening late at 1pm Tuesday. Urbana Park District: Due to…
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Snowplow Crews Labor To Clear Snow From C-U Streets
URBANA – Local governments in the Champaign-Urbana area all have crews out, working to clear streets of the snow that fell on central Illinois Monday and Monday night. Public Works staff with both Champaign and Urbana began work on keeping the roads clear on Sunday night, during the first wave of snowfall. Crews give priority…
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Coronavirus Information Center
This site is a compilation of the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, along with up-to-date resources and guidance from local, state and federal agencies. Credit: CU Citizen Access Testing and Vaccines: Where to get COVID testing and vaccines in Central Illinois University of Illinois COVID-19 testing information and public dashboard Local,…
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Lipid Molecules Target Pain Pathways In Mouse Neurons, U Of I Study Shows
URBANA – Because opioid pain medications can be so addictive, there’s an urgent need for scientists to develop alternatives for treating pain. One of the researchers looking into this issue is Aditi Das, associate professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Das studies how the body handles lipids — a class of…
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Illini Women’s Comeback Falls Short Vs. #15 Indiana 58-50
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team gave another Jekyll and Hyde performance in yesterday’s 58-50 loss to the 15th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers in Champaign. Eighteen first half fouls forced the Illini to rethink how they were defending. Coach Nancy Fahey said the analysis proved fruitful. “There’s a maneuver called a Masgov that you can…
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Winter Storm Warning For Central Illinois Sunday Night-Tuesday AM
CHAMPAIGN – The National Weather Service says Central Illinois could receive nearly a foot of snow and continue with subzero temperatures over the next 48 hours. The agency declared a Winter Storm Warning for Champaign, Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon and Shelby Counties from Sunday at 6:00 p.m. until Tuesday…
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Dosunmu Wills Illini To 77-72 OT Victory At Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Illini men’s basketball team survived frigid temperatures and a feisty Nebraska squad to win its fifth straight Big Ten game Friday night in Lincoln. The overtime final was 77-72. Ayo Dosunmu scored 15 points during a stretch that spanned the final 3:21 of regulation and the first minute of overtime. Illinois…
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Ask The Newsroom: Child Care, Gyms, Restaurants
The Illinois Newsroom team is answering questions to help Illinois residents navigate this unprecedented time. Have a question you want answered? Ask here. Below you’ll find answers to questions about child care, businesses and schools. Please note: This information is accurate as of Feb. 12, 2021. Child Care and Schooling Q: Is there going to…
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Urbana Seeks Feedback Through ‘Imagine Urbana’ Website
URBANA – A new website is asking you to post your thoughts and suggestions about Urbana, whether you live there, or spend time there. The website is imagineurbana.com. It was launched February 5 to gather public input as the city of Urbana begins work on its new comprehensive plan. Andrea Reudi is overseeing the project…
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Emergency Shelter Program To Be Extended To Urbana School District
URBANA – Township and school officials in Urbana could soon be working together to bring more homeless families into an emergency shelter program. Under an intergovernmental agreement, homeless families with children in the Urbana school district could find short-term shelter through a program launched about six months ago by the Cunningham Township supervisor’s office. Cunningham…
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Campus Safety and the Role of the Police at the University of Illinois
URBANA – At a panel hosted by Illinois Newsroom this week, University of Illinois police, administrators, professors and students discussed the role of the campus police — and why some want the department abolished and their funding invested in other services. The discussion follows an Illinois Newsroom series by education reporter Lee Gaines about the growing…
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U Of I: Fewer COVID-19 Cases Compared To The Fall, But Officials Advise Vigilance
URBANA – Within three weeks of having tens of thousands of students return to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the spring semester, the campus had identified more than 450 cases of COVID-19. This is fewer than half the number of cases identified by the same time last fall — and lower than U of…
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Illini Women Earn First Big Ten Victory Of Season, 54-49 Over Purdue
CHAMPAIGN – The long, dark winter got a little brighter for the Illini women’s basketball team, when they earned their first Big Ten win of the season, 54-49 over Purdue Sunday at the State Farm Center. Aaliyah Nye drained a three-pointer with 41 seconds left to put Illinois ahead by a point. Then Eva Rubin…
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Illini Beat Badgers In Champaign For First Time In Ten Years
CHAMPAIGN – Another ten-year losing streak fell by the wayside Saturday when the Illini men’s basketball team beat #19 Wisconsin 75-60 at the State Farm Center for the first time since 2011. It’s been so long that the building was then still known as the Assembly Hall. Kofi Cockburn tallied his thirteenth double-double of the…
