4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1244+ words) Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey speaks to Capitol News Illinois during an interview on June 6, 2023. Previously a federal judge who worked out of the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, on Aug. 31, he offered his resignation from his current role effective Sept. 30. SPRINGFIELD…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (672+ words) The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. CHICAGO — Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect late this week. But a federal…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (253+ words) Kyle Whittingham's first Michigan team is off The News-Gazette's AP Top 25 ballot this week. Hot off the presses, here is my Associated Press Top 25 ballot this week. (The full poll will be released later Tuesday): 2. Ohio State 2 4. Notre Dame 4 10. Texas…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1035+ words) Top division football and men’s basketball programs would re… "The NCAA should take a sober view of 'professionalism' and … When Rita Garman graduated from law school In 1968, she struggled to find employment. “No one wants to talk to a woman…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (449+ words) UAB running back Roderick Robinson II leaps over Illinois defensive back Tywan Cox during last Thursday night’s game at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The Illini host Duke at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Champaign. CHAMPAIGN — The 85 defensive play calls Illinois…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1306+ words) Adrien Pochel of Cree & Lakota tribe drums and sings outside Chicago’s Field Museum during a land acknowledgement ceremony in recognition of the fact that the museum sits on traditional Native land. It’s time once again to dive into another round…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (526+ words) The Department of Children and Family Services building in Springfield. Two-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes’ 2019 death was so horrific that legislators passed a law in her honor to ensure the Department of Children and Family Services would provide abused and neglected kids…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (252+ words) URBANA — Champaign County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect in an aggravated robbery last month at the Walgreens at Five Points in Urbana. Police said at 10:44 p.m. Aug. 15, a man entered the store at…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (746+ words) Designed to give the public the illusion of independent over… Next to 'Monopoly' and 'Battleship,' 'Get Grandma' is one of the family’s favori… Tosha Bilsbury was named the president for the Greater Champaign-Urbana chapter of Jack and Jill of America....

15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (202+ words) Before Illini home games, we visit with fans pre-gaming outside Gies Memorial Stadium during “The News-Gazette Tailgate Show” (WDWS, WHMS, WSOY, WDAN). This week’s program kicks off at 11:30 a.m. and includes a stop at Toby Brown’s elaborate setup in…...