Jeff D'Alessio

For the second straight day, Champaign's Booker T. Washington STEAM Academy was placed on soft lockdown Thursday "due to police activity in the area," district spokeswoman Stacey Moore told The

An incident that sparked a second soft lockdown in as many days at a nearby elementary school and a police pursuit of a speeding vehicle ended with three suspects arrested

CHAMPAIGN — An incident that sparked a second soft lockdown in as many days Thursday at a northeast Champaign elementary school and a police pursuit of a speeding vehicle ended with three people arrested and three illegally possessed guns being seized.

Across Illinois, the average salary for a public school teacher in 2023-24 was $75,978 — or $2,731 higher than the rate of the top-paying school around here. Here's a rundown of average pay for 150 schools in this area, according to Illinois State Board of Education report card data released this week.

Brooke Elliott's professional role model? "Joe White, former Michigan Ross dean and University of Illinois president. He is a thoughtful and wise leader who has the respect of individuals from

Julie A. Wargolet, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:21 a.m. Sunday, Champaign County Coroner Stephen Thuney said.

The issue will go before a Champaign County judge, State's Attorney Julia Rietz said this morning.

By JEFF D'ALESSIO [email protected] URBANA — There will be no two-hour extension to Election Day in Champaign County, after all.

When 7 p.m. arrived, the deadline for voters to be in line, more than 100 mostly students waited at the Illini Union. The parking lot outside Champaign’s Meadowbrook Community Church