Are you a plant lover? Come by the Sola Gratia Farm Annual Spring Plant Sale 2025 at Sola Gratia Farm. The Annual Spring Plant Sale will be open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting May 9th and running through May 18th. Want to learn social media for business? Visit Social Media Basics for Businesses on Monday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library. Professor Mark Wolters will teach you how to maximize your presence, reach new audiences, and market your business with the power of social media.
Champaign Central High School has claimed the top spot at the 2025 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Eastern National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the weekend, Central’s 24-student team topped a field of 265 high school teams, with three individual archers placing in the top five of the competition.
After a month of delays due to lack of quorum, the Champaign School District seated its new board during a special meeting Friday night. The meeting, expected to be a procedural formality, quickly turned contentious as disputes over next week’s agenda and the superintendent’s future sparked heated exchanges between board members and the public.
The Illinois State Police (ISP) will join departments from across the country in Washington D.C. for National Police Week, held May 11 through May 17, 2025. The annual observance honors the sacrifice of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, including ISP’s own Trooper Corey Thompsen and Trooper Clay Carns, who both lost their lives in 2024 due to injuries sustained in traffic crashes.
Peace Officers Memorial Day will be observed on Thursday, May 15th, as part of National Police Week, to honor law enforcement officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty.
On the evening of May 9, 2025, at approximately 5:57 PM, Danville Police Department (DPD) officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of Grace Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 32-year-old woman lying in the front yard of a residence, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced 10 small nonprofits to […]
Graduates from the Fall 2024 semester, as well as candidates for Spring and Summer 2025 will be included in this ceremony. A full list of Spring candidates can be viewed here, Summer candidates can be viewed here, and Fall graduates can be viewed here. Students are listed by their hometown. This year’s commencement ceremony will be held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Illinois has played a total of 56 games at the United Center in total, with a 38-18 record. The Illini are 19-9 in regular-season games at the UC, including an 18-8 mark against non-conference teams. Their last visit was for the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. The Fighting Illini also played a regular season game there during the 2018 to 2019 season and played a non-conference regular season game in 2017 to 2018.
Clear skies and calm conditions will dominate the weekend, with temperatures steadily rising each day. Lows will dip into the low 40s and 50s overnight, while daytime highs will climb from the upper 60s into the upper 70s by the end of the weekend. Light northeasterly winds will gradually shift southeast, keeping conditions pleasant and dry throughout.