3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (572+ words) URBANA " The trial for a former University of Illinois police officer accused of sexual assault began Monday. This is the second time Jerald "Jerry" Sandage, 54, of Le Roy, has stood trial for charges that are related but are being handled…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (532+ words) Sulari Gentill's newest book, "Five Found Dead," pays homage to "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie. Joe Penvale and his twin sister, Meredith, are going to travel on the Orient Express to help Joe get his writing back…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (694+ words) Former Paxton-Buckley-Loda teacher Paul L. Meuser'remains in custody in Ford County. PAXTON " The attorney for a former Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School teacher accused of soliciting a teenager for sex is asking a judge to reconsider her recent order requiring his pretrial detainment....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (324+ words) In "Whales in the City" (2025, Farrar Straus Giroux, written by Nancy F. Castaldo, illustrated by Chuck Groenink, ages 4-10), we open the book to a gorgeous underwater watercolor painting featuring whales swimming free, and we read, "Before there were ships and streets…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (826+ words) The News-Gazette April 1. 2600 block of North Prospect Avenue: Officers responded to a retail theft at 6: 40 p. m April 3. Raintree Drive: A man was arrested for driving under the influence at 12: 15 a. m Saturday. West University Avenue and North Prospect Avenue: A vehicle…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (157+ words) URBANA" A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with a Jan. 29 shooting that left a 14-year-old with injuries. The 14-year-old arrived at Carle Hospital that day with a gunshot wound, which was determined to be non-life-threatening. He was treated and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (274+ words) The News-Gazette March 26. 500 block of East Clark Street: A burglary from a vehicle was reported at 4 p. m March 26. 2600 block of North Prospect Avenue: An arrest was made for retail theft, trespassing and burglary at 7: 29 p. m March 27. 100 block of Trade Center…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (580+ words) University of Illinois students flood the Green and Wright Street after the Illini men's basketball team beat Iowa 71-59 in the Elite Eight in Houston. Celebrants gather around the University of Illinois' Alma Mater as well as the Green and Wright…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (17+ words) Capitol News Illinois | House panel advances bill banning immigration detention centers near homes, schools'The News-Gazette...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (502+ words) CHAMPAIGN " Champaign police say they are working with the Champaign Park District and Unit 4 schools in response to "unconfirmed rumors of a potential teen gathering." According to a statement from the Champaign Police Department on Facebook, the event was rumored…...