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Dathan Powell (center, in green), chair of UIS United Faulty, speaks as the results of a strike authorization vote were made public Thursday, March 19.
Education
6 days ago
UIS faculty: Use of AI also a concern in contract talks

Tenure-track faculty want protections regarding the use of AI.

Education
6 days ago
UIS to offer degree in engineering technology

“The data suggests there is about a 4-to-1 gap in jobs in engineering technology versus graduates in the surrounding four-state region.”

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
6 days ago
Raoul: Don’t get scammed this tax season

Identity theft is one of the bigger issues.

The Town & Country Shopping Center on MacArthur Blvd. has a new owner.
Local
6 days ago
New life for Town and Country?

MacArthur Blvd. strip mall has been sold. Also: Burgers!

Local
6 days ago
Lawmaker says this security is not enough

Rep Cabello: “It doesn’t seem that anybody on this campus really cares about public safety.”

Crime
6 days ago
2 Illinois State University students among 6 injured in shooting near campus

Responding officers found six people – two male juveniles, two men, and two women who had been shot.

Champaign Memorial Stadium.
Sports
1 week ago
Illinois women beat Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women’s NCAA Tournament

Cearah Parchment set an Illinois scoring record.

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Sports
1 week ago
Andrej Stojakovic scores 21 as No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16

Illinois will next play Houston.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Colorectal cancer kits available this week

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

A father with children in the Carterville school district addresses officials during a board of education meeting about why they had not acted sooner to place an assistant football coach, accused of sexual abuse, on leave. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
Crime
1 week ago
Carterville coach at center of sexual abuse investigation has history of disciplinary action

Questions raised about whether district acted quickly enough in light of a 2009 suspension, more recent tips of misconduct.

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