Jeff D'Alessio

What's left of the Champaign school board got down to business this week, voting to send the $1.1 million Centennial softball field project out to bid, agreeing on the process

Rule No. 1 of Kelly Jo Lamb's workplace? "Don’t ever tell me you can’t do something. We are all human, we all screw up. As long as nobody is dead,

This week's panelists: Becca and Joe Guyette, Rush Record, Brennon Hightower, Ben Quattrone, Kallan Buss, Habeeb Habeeb, Courtney McKay, Ashlee Rhodes, Jessica Alvarez, David Chih and Lauren DeLavel.

The six-person Unit 4 school board could get back to full strength as soon as tonight — that is, if the majority of the remaining members can agree on something,

The six-person Unit 4 school board could get back to full strength as soon as tonight — that is, if the majority of the remaining members can agree on something,

Robert Jones, who is stepping down after nine years as chancellor at the University of Illinois, is staying in the Big Ten for his next job.

Forty years after it was released to rave reviews from critics, “Desperately Seeking Susan” — co-starring Rosanna Arquette (she’ll be here) and Madonna (she won’t) — will be shown at

After interviewing three applicants in open session Monday night, the six remaining board members returned from an hour behind closed doors to report that there wouldn't be a new member sworn in, after all.

Unit 4 teacher Corinne Pennock asks 10 candidates for Champaign school board seats: How will you work to build transparency with the community and Unit 4 staff?

A month before turning 89, Chicago blues icon Buddy Guy will play the downtown Champaign venue he visited last summer.