The weather in Champaign on Sunday, Sept. 22, 1985, was cloudy with occasional light rain. Yet that soggy day had little ...

"A turning point came during a service trip to a residential camp for individuals with disabilities. That experience lit a ...

Fall bloomers are commonly covered in pollinators, one of which is the goldenrod soldier beetle. While seeing large numbers ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

The crowd at the Sights & Sounds event for incoming freshman at Memorial Stadium on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The event ...

It could be the courses, the cost or the overabundance of options. Regardless, interest in girls' golf in the area is ...

Malik Elzy has the type of wide receiver pedigree that would make him the logical heir apparent in becoming Luke Altmyer’s ...

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 33 Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid. Saturday's attacks occurred as Israel's military is ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of boys' ...

It's a given that much of the coverage and attention devoted to Venus Williams' return to the U.S. Open, where play begins Sunday, has focused — ...

Aug. 23, 1975 — the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium seemed to be the ideal location for a National Football League ...

I have loved college football. That’s what happens when you grow up in a place, Omaha, Neb,, where the game is all a ...