1+ hour ago  (227+ words) Montessori School of C-U students marched in Year 41 of their annual two-minute Fourth of July parade Thursday morning in Savoy. From left, Head of School Kerry Rossow leads students Avni Turakhia, Olivia Toro and Aaron Zhang while waving the American…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (401+ words) 56 people, hailing from 25 countries, earned their citizenship during the Naturalization Ceremony put on by Urbana Thursday afternoon." U. S. Sen. Dick Durbin gives a tells a story about his ancestors coming to America at the Naturalization ceremony at the Hotel Royer Urbana…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (643+ words) The Evans House at the University of Illinois houses Evans Scholars who are supported by the Western Golf Association. New Caddie Academy participants learn how to caddie on June 16, 2025 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. URBANA " A new area program…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago  (107+ words) Ed Bond, producer, on WDWS in Champaign on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. " An extraordinary radio producer, Ed Bond looks forward to his role as DJ each Fourth of July on WDWS. With America's 250th falling on a Saturday, that means an early wakeup…...

13+ hour ago  (121+ words) Stacy Arie's has taught at Champaign Centennial High School, her alma mater, for the last 33 years. Email nominations to VP Jim Rossow at jrossow@cimg. media Stacy Arie's first teaching job came at her alma mater, Champaign's Centennial High School,…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago  (315+ words) Team USA guard Cayden Daughtry settles in at the free throw line during the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, while teammate Na Vorro Bowman Jr. looks on. Both Daughtry and Bowman have Illinois offers. Illinois assistant coaches Geoff Alexander and…...

13+ hour ago  (391+ words) The News-Gazette Stacy Arie's first teaching job came at her alma mater, Champaign's Centennial High School, and 33 years later, she's still there The Bondville native works as an English as a second language teacher and serves as chair of the…...

13+ hour ago  (764+ words) The continuation of my last column, "How do you decide what songs to play and/or why do you play certain songs?" But first, two Quiz Questions: 1. Name the five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 that have "U. S. A." in the…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1838+ words) Danville junior D'Mario Jackson stands in front of a mural of notable Danville people in downtown Danville. Jackson won three Class 2 A state titles in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash and is The News-Gazette's All-Area boys' track…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (206+ words) The News-Gazette The Champaign Fire Department responded to a mulch fire which consumed half of Kenwood Elementary's playground at around 4: 05 p. m. The fire was put out quickly and no injuries were reported, said Randy Smith, the public information officer for CFD....