URBANA – An alumnus, grandmother, and former school bus driver for Urbana School District 116 is its newest school board member. The district recently appointed Lola Jones to fill a vacant board seat. She was sworn in on June 6 and has since attended her first meeting. Her term expires in two years. Jones was…
Decatur public schools has shut down two historic campus buildings for the school year 2023-2024 to ensure structural integrity.
First-in-the-nation law ties state funding to open access policies.
Governor J-B Pritzker and other state officials visited Champaign’s International Prep Academy Wednesday, part of the governor’s tour of the state to promote education spending in the new state budget.
Agency looks to open 5,000 new slots in underserved communities.
With Urbana School District 116 administrative headquarters moving elsewhere, the district wants to sell the property to the city, which would then tear it down and seek a commercial developer for the site.
The plodding along on the state budget could still see the Illinois House passing the $50.6 billion spending plan by Friday.
Six figures dance across a set of old documents at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois. This is called ledger art, and it’s part of a new exhibit about modern Native American culture called “Welcome to the Pow-wow.”
University of Illinois INFLUENCE Program (NIL) Coordinator Kamron Cox anticipates athletes will opt to participate in the game and will get a few hundred dollars for doing so.
Current Franklin STEAM Academy Principal Sara Sanders was asked by Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent Shelia Boozer to take on the role.
CHAMPAIGN — The Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus was closed in May of 2022. The unique building, with its two main floors located underground, was dedicated in 1969 as a hub for undergraduate resources and study spaces. But last year, University officials announced the library would be closed and the building…
CHAMPAIGN—On a rainy Friday evening around 5 p.m., the Ikenberry dining hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was quiet. That was until the sounds of clapping and people cheering filled the second floor. Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization jumped around and hugged as news broke that they finally had a new contract. In…
Born in Mexico, Citlaly Stanton moved to Illinois in 2014. Once here, she got married and is now raising two children.
Move would likely cause school redistricting for many elementary school students URBANA — At a committee meeting of community members and school administrators, the district superintendent unveiled a possible plan to turn Wiley Elementary school into a sixth grade center. This plan didn’t appeal to many community members. Wiley is closing its doors starting this…
It was a quiet morning at the University of Illinois’ Campus Recreation Center East. Only a handful of people had dropped in for a COVID-19 test.