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.
In response to growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across Illinois, the Champaign County Board has established the Champaign County CO2 Sequestration Activities Task Force (3CSATF). The task force will proactively study the potential impacts of CCS on the environment and public health, and develop ordinances to regulate such activities in the county. The 3CSATF is comprised of local officials, scientists, engineers, and public health professionals.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Wednesday preventing state agencies from collecting or sharing data about autism with the federal government, unless it is legally or medically required.
Grantees were awarded $1,000 each to support their work dedicated to the LGBTQ+ or BIPOC communities, food and housing insecurity, healthcare, and education challenges, or environmental activism. Grantees will showcase their work at the McKinley Foundation annual fundraiser on June 7, 2025.
“We are so grateful for the partnership of Terry and Barbara England, and are delighted to celebrate the groundbreaking of the England Pavilion, a premier trailhead facility for the Kickapoo Rail Trail at Weaver Park,” said Kelsey Beccue, Urbana Park District Development Manager. She added, “Terry and Barbara’s generosity will propel us into the next exciting phases of developing a destination park experience at Prairie and Weaver.”
A small fire broke out at Dr. Preston Williams Elementary School in Urbana Wednesday evening, prompting a swift response from local fire crews.
Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in a suburb of Chicago. He will now be known as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history. The news has sparked celebration across Illinois, with public officials and Catholic institutions alike expressing pride and joy.
Bandit is a young, 1 1/2-year-old, male, domestic short-haired cat. He’s a handsome, friendly tuxedo cat and seems pretty chill. Bandit came from Sangamon County Animal Control with some of his housemates (Hershey, Tilly and KitKat).