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Entertainment
60 minutes ago
Festival of Trees to continue despite Junior League dissolution

Illini Media Group will take over longtime Champaign-Urbana holiday tradition at the I Hotel this November.

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Elections
21 hours ago
Durbin warns of deep divisions in farewell address to Illinois lawmakers

The retiring U.S. senator reflected on his decades in public office.

Car hit by a train Monday after trying to go around the arm.
Crime
23 hours ago
Driver charged after I-74 worksite crash that killed former police chief

Authorities say Tennessee man was speeding and reaching for dropped phone when fatal crash happened near I-74/I-57 interchange.

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News
2 days ago
Stojakovic returns to Illinois after withdrawing from NBA Draft

Illini wing gives Illinois another major boost heading into 2026-27 season.

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Crime
2 days ago
Champaign Crime Stoppers seeks public help identifying Old Navy theft suspects

Champaign County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help identifying two women who concealed more than $800 in merchandise and fled an Old Navy on North Neil Street in April.

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News
2 days ago
Tilton PD, IDOT, County Coroner release statements following I-74 fatality of former police chief

Steven A. Cornett, 65, a former Tilton police chief turned construction worker, was killed early Wednesday morning when a pickup truck struck him inside a work zone on Interstate 74 in Champaign County.

Illinois residents celebrate the state's 250th anniversary all year.
IL State News
2 days ago
Illinois opens $5 million in tourism grants for Route 66, international marketing, and local attractions

Illinois has opened applications for $5 million in tourism grants spread across three programs targeting Route 66 preservation, international visitor marketing, and local attraction promotion — with deadlines ranging from June 11 to June 17.

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IL State News
2 days ago
Red Cross responds to three to four home fires daily in Illinois, asks for community support

The American Red Cross of Illinois responds to three to four home fires every day, and the organization is asking the community for support as it works to keep up with growing demand — having already spent more than $608,000 above projected disaster relief budgets this year alone.

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