Contract negotiations between the union representing library workers and the Urbana Free Library Board have stalled over disagreements about wage increases. The meeting with a neutral mediator, ...

The board unanimously approved a contract for support staff that includes raises totaling about 5% to 9%, but some union ...

The Sign Post Forest is named for Carl Lindley, an Army G.I. who erected a sign pointing to his home town of Danville while ...

In 2024, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Birth Equity Initiative to help prevent more women from dying, especially women of color ...

Miscanthus is a perennial grass plant that can be used for energy and building materials. Researchers hope it will be widely ...

Kaiyu Guan uses satellite sensing data, mathematical modeling and artificial intelligence to measure plant growth. He’s one ...

District 3 Champaign County Board member John Farney, left, speaks at Thursday’s board meeting. Farney led the effort for the board to vote on an ordinance to prohibit board members and county ...

Aidan Laughery had 123 yards rushing and a touchdown and Collin Dixon made a diving catch for a 23-yard score late in the fourth quarter as Illinois defeated Oregon 21-10.

The new pledge is in addition to Gies’ $150 million donation to the business school in 2017 and a $100 million donation to the athletics department in 2025.

Makiya Thomas and Sharon Irish hold up a ceremonial $1 million check at the Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition meeting on Oct. 15, 2026. A large part of the money, which comes from an anonymous ...

SEIU Local 73 members rally in Decatur in September 2023 during previous contract negotiations. Photo: Emily Hays/IPM News DECATUR— Decatur Public Schools offered custodians a raise of 60 cents per ...

Champaign County Board member John Farney speaks during the board’s meeting in Urbana on Oct. 13., 2026. The board unanimously passed a resolution prohibiting tax abatements for hyperscale data center ...