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Origins of the newspaper can be traced to the Urbana Union, first published in 1852. Over the next 70 years, the paper went through several name changes and mergers. The modern News-Gazette was established in 1919, when David W. Stevick, owner of the Champaign Daily News, purchased the Champaign Daily Gazette, merging the two papers. Covering East Central Illinois with news, sports and..
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I was worried Alex Garland’s “Civil War” would be cut from the same cloth as John Milius’ “Red Dawn,” the 1984 feature that posited a Russian invasion of the United States an inevitability rather than a paranoid fantasy ..read more
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Former running back joining Illini staff as director of player personnel ..read more
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U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, has introduced a bill that would prevent the U.S. Postal Service from making major changes to Processing and Distribution Centers — such as Champaign's Mattis Avenue facility — if these facilities are in regions with poor delivery rates ..read more
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On March 2, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra played a concert of beautiful music by Wolfgang Mozart in Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center. The ensemble of 38 players which I heard would be considered the chamber orchestra version of the full ensemble. But this size ensemble is idea ..read more
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Blue Ridge softball rallies to overcome six-run deficit late, while Unity girls' track and field win Carterville Invitational title ..read more
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A number of municipalities, including Champaign and Urbana, are planning to pool their funds to pay for an attorney to intervene in the Illinois American Water Company's proposed rate increase ..read more
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Police found body armor and ammo in a garage Spears was sleeping in after investigating his connection to a shooting that took place in Ludlow around 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 30 ..read more
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Today is Thursday, March 28, 2024. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago ..read more
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In exchange for his guilty plea to unlawful discharge of a firearm, the state agreed to cap its sentencing recommendation to 12 years in prison. ..read more
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Attorneys defending The Pavilion of negligence accusations called two expert witnesses to the stand Wednesday. The jury is scheduled to hear closing arguments today and decide whether to award the plaintiff the requested millions in damages ..read more