Illinois is currently ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 in football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball. The Fighting Illini are one of just three schools appearing in all three polls, including Alabama and Iowa State.
Parkland College will host its first Apprenticeship Celebration in November during National Apprenticeship Week.
In front of the third-largest crowd in program history, Illinois enjoyed a 94-25 victory over Le Moyne on Field Trip Day at State Farm Center this afternoon.
Parkland College’s Support for Workforce Training (SWFT) program continues to thrive thanks the annual $1.2 million Illinois Workforce Equity Initiative grant that supports it.
This Christmas season, Operation Christmas Child is back to collect gifts for kids throughout the world. People have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with toys, school supplies, and personal care items.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the ramp to westbound I-74, as well as one lane of westbound I-74 at the University Avenue interchange (exit 185) in Urbana will be closed Monday and Tuesday nights.
The Illinois football team is ranked #24 in this week’s AP Top 25. Illinois is back in the AP Top 25 for the eighth time this season. The Illini’s eight AP Poll appearances are the program’s most since 2001.
Urbana police officers responded on Saturday at 4:30 to the intersection of Busey Ave. and Park St. for a shooting with injuries. Officers learned that the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident that took place east of Five Points that continued to Busey & Park.
The event happened on November 15 at approximately 9:48a.m. after Sheriff’s Detectives received information that Tyler Abbott, 34 years of age and a convicted felon, was in possession of multiple firearms.
A traffic accident in Urbana sent two drivers to the hospital, and one of whom was cited for driving under the influence.
