June 25 Bob Asmussen chat Monday, June 25, 2018 - 10:00amHow good are the latest Illinois football commits? What position is the most important need for the 2019 class? Which former football players deserve Illinois Hall of...
In-state running back picks Illini Illinois lands three-star Montini prospect CHAMPAIGN — Illinois added to its future running back depth for the second day in a row Friday with a commitment from in-state recruit Nick Fedanzo. ...
Tipoff: Top 10 prospects for 2019 NBA Draft The 2018 NBA Draft was Thursday, so why not start looking ahead to 2019 now? Our college basketball writer breaks down the top 10 college prospects that could hear their name called...
Tom's #Mailbag: June 22, 2018 We had to reinforce the Mailbag this week to secure the heavy volume of questions and answers. Have a question you want answered? Ask our veteran reporter by clicking here. read more
Warren Buffet's son funds Decatur zoo train DECATUR (AP) — It's full steam ahead for a $2 million train track expansion at a zoo in central Illinois thanks to the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffet. read more
EDC stays in house for top job The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation has promoted Carly McCrory to be its new executive director. CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation has promoted...
UPDATED: Hays retiring from Springfield early for private sector job The Catlin resident said he has accepted a job as the Executive Director of Crosspoint Human Services in Danville. An area state representative who was...
Report: Driver of autonomous Uber streaming 'The Voice' just before crash TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" just before the vehicle...
Mother charged with murder of 4-year-old son CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of her 4-year-old son two years ago. The Chicago Tribune reports Friday that the...
Ex-police review official awarded $2.8 million CHICAGO (AP) — The ex-supervisor of a defunct Chicago police oversight agency who says he was fired for refusing to change findings in police shootings he considered unjustified...
OPEC nations to pump more oil to contain price increase VIENNA (AP) — The OPEC oil countries agreed Friday to increase their combined production by almost 1 million barrels a day, though questions remain over some members' ...
Illini baseball signs Marine Illinois baseball announced Thursday the signing of Josh Harris, a 24-year-old from Beecher who spent four years in the Marine Corps from 2011 and 2015. CHAMPAIGN — Josh Harris will arrive at...
Top 50 teams in 2018: No. 43, Purdue Every day for the 50 days leading up to the first Illinois football practice, beat writer Bob Asmussen will unveil his top 50 college football teams going into the 2018 season. Coach: Jeff...
UI at 150: 'What a life-changing moment' Memory No. 1,281 on our special UI-at-150 website comes from Emily Jaenson, who last month became the highest-ranking female in all of minor league baseball: Memory No. 1,281 on our...
Top 50 Most Important Illini Football Players: No. 43 James Knight No._43_James_Knight.mp4 James_Knight.jpg At a position of need, Scott Richey expects linebacker James Knight to see the field. At a position of need, Scott...
Fleet-footed Bunnies rely on guile Each Friday leading up to the start of the high school football season on Aug. 24, preps coordinator Colin Likas is unveiling our N-G preseason top 10. First up, No. 10: Fisher. FISHER — The...
Top 50 most important Illini: No. 43, James Knight Every day for the 50 days leading up to the first Illinois football practice, beat writer Scott Richey will reveal the 50 most important Illini for the 2018 season. Vitals:...
Unemployment rate down again in May in area, statewide In Champaign County, the rate reached 3.6 percent last month, down from 3.8 percent a year ago. In Vermilion County, it dropped from 5.7 to 5.1 percent. The unemployment...
Urbana leading the pack on homebuilding permits so far this year Urbana officials are crediting the increase to their Think Urbana tax incentives, which reduce property and sales taxes on new homes built in Urbana's...
AT&T launches WatchTV service that incorporates networks it just bought The service, a cable-like package of more than 30 channels delivered over the internet, is an example of the 'skinny bundles' coming from...
Religion calendar, June 22-29, 2018 To submit items, visit news-gazette.com/living and click "Add an event" under the miniature calendar on the page. You must be logged in, then fill in appropriate fields and submit. ...
Illini land 2019 running back Three-star prospect out of Texas commits to Lovie Smith CHAMPAIGN — Illinois got a pair of 2019 commitments the last week of April when Chicago Phillips cornerback Joseph Thompson and Trinity...
Cupcake shop coming to Carriage Center in September Smallcakes, which sells 18 types of cupcakes and 15 flavors of ice cream, will move into the former Snooze Luxury Mattress Shoppe space just south of Cricket Wireless and...
Pension granted to family of dead firefighter challenged BUFFALO GROVE (AP) — Officials of a northern Illinois village say they will appeal the granting of line-of-duty death benefits to the family of a veteran firefighter who ...
