Illini women improve to 5-0 with blowout win over Oakland
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team is off to its best start since the 2014-15 season after an 84-55 win over Oakland University Monday night in Champaign. Four Illinois players scored in double figures, led by junior Makira Cook with 18 points. Senior Jada Peebles added 12 points off the bench for the […]
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana to perform works by Buxtehude and Shaw
URBANA — The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, known as BACH for short, are in concert this Sunday at 7:30pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Urbana. The chamber choir is performing “Membra Jesu Nostri” by German composer Dietrich Buxtehude and “To the Hands” by modern American composer Caroline Shaw. Listen to this story here. BACH […]
Grammy Award-winner Dom Flemons returns to the C-U Folk & Roots Festival
URBANA — The 14th annual C-U Folk and Roots Festival gets underway Thursday night at several different venues in Urbana. One of this year’s festival headliners is the multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons, who has appeared at this event on several occasions, including 2021. Listen to this story here. Flemons, who calls himself “the American Songster,” is a […]
Susannah Scaroni comes back stronger than ever after injury rehab
URBANA — University of Illinois wheelchair athlete Susannah Scaroni announced her presence on the world stage last year with a gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Scaroni added to her trophy case on Sunday when she won the Chicago Marathon, her first victory in one of the six world “major” marathons. […]
217 Today: Incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul faces Republican challenger Tom DeVore in IL Attorney General race
Thursday, October 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is endorsing Democrats in several major races across the country. The head of a major business lobbying group in Illinois says the Workers’ Rights Amendment is a political ploy by Democrats to get the unions to vote on election day. Organizations and events that support […]
Illinois defense shuts down Iowa 9-6
CHAMPAIGN — On back-to-back possessions in the second quarter of Saturday night’s game against Iowa, Illinois muffed a punt at their own 35-yard line and fumbled on their own five-yard line. Iowa could only score a total of three points off those two turnovers. An Illinois defense that head coach Bret Bielema calls “the best […]
Jupiter String Quartet concert will feature works by Ives, Alberga and Mendelssohn
URBANA — The Jupiter String Quartet have been artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois for the last ten years. The quartet’s first performance this season is Saturday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. Illinois Newsroom’s Brian Moline spoke with Jupiter violinist Nelson Lee about Saturday night’s concert, which is in the […]
Illinois football tops Chattanooga 31-0 for its best start since 2015
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini football team dominated every aspect of the game against Chattanooga Thursday night in a 31-0 win at Memorial Stadium. The Illinois offense totaled just over 500 yards, while the defense shut-out the Mocs, who were previously 3-0. Head coach Bret Bielema spoke well of the defensive effort after the game. “You […]
Champaign County League of Women Voters calls for the end of the county executive position after just four years
URBANA — Champaign County government underwent a big change in recent years. In 2016, voters approved the creation of a new county executive position to oversee county government, in hopes of making it more functional. In 2018, they elected Democrat Darlene Kloeppel as the first person to serve in that position. Less than […]
Sinfonia da Camera opens its new season with the ‘Great’ Symphony in the Great Hall
URBANA — Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in residence at the University of Illinois, begins its new season Saturday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. This concert will feature music director Ian Hobson at the podium and behind the keyboard as the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C […]
Brown’s three touchdowns lead Illini over Wyoming in football opener
CHAMPAIGN – Chase Brown picked up where he left off last season, rushing for 151 yards and scoring three touchdowns, as Illinois wore down the Wyoming Cowboys 38-6 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday. Brown ran for 1,005 yards a season ago, and looked every bit the part of the team’s leading […]
217 Today: Ukrainian students visit sister city of Rockford for respite from war
Friday, August 19, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans hammered high taxes, executive overreach, and even the city of Chicago as they rallied their base at the Illinois State Fair Thursday. The Workforce Equity Initiative at 18 Illinois community colleges will receive nearly $19 million in funding for a third year of programming. Thursday was the […]
217 Today: Long COVID patients join a chronic illness community seeking answers
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans get their day in the sun Thursday at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon says lawmakers have not reached a consensus on the bills they would propose in a possible special legislative session. A conservative Christian group held a meeting in Decatur […]
217 Today: A conversation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture Director, Jerry Costello II
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: A recent study places Illinois in an “extreme heat belt” in the next 30 years. Some Illinois families may need to re-apply for free and reduced cost meals heading into the new school year. The University of Illinois Police Department says it’s hired seven new officers needed to help […]
217 Today: State Farm faces more race discrimination lawsuits in Texas and Georgia
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Naperville City Council could ban most sales of assault rifles at its meeting Tuesday night. A new collaborative workforce training program in the Metro East will include an expansion of the Southern Illinois University School of Law. As undergraduates return to Champaign-Urbana, the University of Illinois is preparing […]