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Illinois Hosts conference on combatting hate and protecting human rights

State leaders and experts gather in Champaign to build a roadmap for countering hate, promoting inclusivity, and strengthening democracy.

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Cunningham Children’s Home celebrates 130 years of service and innovation in central Illinois

With a rich history of compassion and community care, the nonprofit looks to the future with a renewed commitment to transforming lives.

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Monyok leadership hosts leadership development seminar for emerging leaders

"Leadership Out Loud" Event Helps First-Time and Front-Line Managers Enhance Communication and Accountability Skills.

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“Courage to Remember” Holocaust exhibit opens at Champaign mall

New exhibit aims to educate and prevent hate through powerful displays of history.

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Illinois WR Hank Beatty named to midseason watch list for 15th Annual Jet Award

All-American candidate earns spot among nation's best return specialists

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Rockford Walmart shopper wins $500,000 on holiday-themed scratch-off ticket

Illinois Lottery player discovers life-changing prize while running errands at Walmart.

1 day ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

1 day ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

1 day ago in World

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

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Danville man identified in fatal motorcycle crash

46-year-old Michael Wagle died after collision with SUV near Gilbert and North Streets.

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Urbana teen arrested in weekend campus shooting

18-year-old charged with attempted murder in early morning incident near U of I; victim recovering after surgery.

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The Fischer Theater celebrates Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday with a two-day fest

DANVILLE, Il — (Chambana Today) — The name Dick Van Dyke became more than a household name back in the 1960’s.…

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Illinois State Police announces results of October Nighttime Enforcement Patrols

ISP targets impaired driving and occupant restraint violations during overnight patrols in Champaign County.

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Motorcycle crash in Danville results in fatality

46-year-old man dies after failing to stop at stop light and colliding with Hyundai Sonata.

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Rep. Brandun Schweitzer hosts RX drop-off events to promote safe medication disposal

Collaboration with Savoy and Rantoul police aims to reduce prescription drug misuse.

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Illinois to face Washington in midday showdown on Big Ten Network

The Fighting Illini and Huskies square off on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. CT for the first Big Ten meeting between the two teams.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate criticizes media bias in political reporting

R. Cary Capparelli calls out 'extreme leftist' bias in major newspapers, citing the Chicago Sun-Times’ anti-ICE stance as an example.

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Illinois basketball dominates in exhibition, handily beats Illinois State 92-65

Freshman David Mirkovic shines with a double-double as the No. 17 Fighting Illini overpower the Redbirds.

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1 day ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

4 days ago in Sports

Indiana announces new 8-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth nearly $93 million

Curt Cignetti's new deal shows Indiana isn't content with being known as just a basketball school. Indiana announced a new eight-year contract with its football coach worth at least $92.8 million on Thursday, rewarding him for pushing the Hoosiers into national championship contention in just two seasons.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, who captivated audiences with his elaborate galactic makeup and smoking guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.

6 days ago in Sports

Russell Westbrook is joining the Sacramento Kings for his 18th NBA season, AP source says

Former MVP Russell Westbrook is joining the Sacramento Kings, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the deal.

6 days ago in Sports

Yamamoto throws 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers 5-1 for 2-0 lead in NLCS

Relying on an old-school pitching strategy has the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers two wins from returning to the Fall Classic.