Every big-name addition — from Costco in Champaign to new hotels and restaurants being built in Rantoul and Mahomet — has its ...

At Thursday night's Champaign County Board meeting, Board members will decide whether to pass an amendment that would place a ...

After a nationwide search, the Champaign Family YMCA board of directors has named their next CEO, Urbana native Greg Hower. The search was facilitated by the YMCA of the USA, in partnership with the ...

What might Champaign-Urbana have looked like under authoritarian rule? Author Sarah Lariviere, a Champaign native with deep roots in Central Illinois, explores this premise in her rousing novel Riot ...

Illinois, the Prairie State, is known for its towering skyscrapers, charming small towns and diverse neighborhoods. According to Census population data, the Illinois population is the fifth-largest in ...

When County voters emphatically rejected three tax hike proposals in November, their actions raised the following question: ...

The incoming administration has vowed to make Chicago ground zero for raids. Thus, communities across the Chicago area that have become safe havens for undocumented immigrants are now bracing ...

The agenda for tonight's council meeting also includes an ordinance that would increase the mayor's salary from $35,000 to ...

Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some ...

Both the Champaign and Urbana School Districts are in need of more volunteers for a special mentoring program. January is ...

The Champaign County Ministerial Association is inviting the community to come together in celebration of the life and legacy ...

Property owners in both Urbana and Champaign are now required by city ordinances to remove snow and ice from their sidewalks.