Central vs. Urbana in a boy’s prep basketball game at Central in Champaign on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Central's Terry Cole (4) ...

Energy was high at Friday's all-school pep rally in the gym at Holy Cross School in Champaign to support the state-bound ...

Two of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday. A group of transgender people sued in U.S. District Court ...

U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency suggested he’s ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

The brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was sentenced Friday to 18 months of prison time already served for threatening to ...

Valena Greene, center, poses with her parents, Janice and Ed Greene, in May 2024 at Valena’s master’s degree graduation ...

Cigar aficionados and bourbon club members Jared Trigg and Auston Surprenant were sitting at their homes during some bad ...

IGA has operated at its current location, 144 W. Pells St., for more than 70 years — opening in 1954. It underwent an ...

Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic, left, and Rutgers' Zach Martini fight for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college ...

Burrito King is working to open a new location in north Champaign at 907 W. Marketview Drive, Unit 8. Pick the brain of ...

Illinois head coach Shauna Green in a NCAA game at State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, FEb. 6, 2025. Sports Copy ...