Baylor beat No. 3 Illinois 95-91 in an exhibition Friday at State Farm Center after leading 63-44 at halftime; Quentin Coleman scored 20 for the Illini and Stefan Vaaks added 18.
The Champaign County jail population was 203 on Friday, Oct. 23, down from 206 the day before, with 18 bookings, 22 arrests and 20 releases recorded for Oct. 22, according to the sheriff's daily corrections report.
The Champaign County Highway Department is accepting sealed bids until 10 a.m. Nov. 4 for the St. Joseph Bridge Deck Replacement, Section 25-27153-00-BR; the notice gives no location, cost estimate or funding source.
Savoy · Private family services were held at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign (already held; no public service listed).
Betty J. (Duitsman) Osterbur, 97
Royal · Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal; funeral 11 a.m. there, Pastor Ryan Sage officiating; burial at St. John Lutheran Church, Royal.
John E. Conder Sr.
Mahomet · Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 501 W. State St., Mahomet, followed by a funeral service there; burial at Saint Boniface Cemetery, Seymour. Sunset's Mahomet Chapel is assisting.
Christopher Alan "Chris" Johnston, 66
Champaign · Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center's Champaign Chapel, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign; funeral service at 1 p.m. there; burial at Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Denzel Pagitt
Rantoul · Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Bible Baptist; funeral service at noon the same day at Bible Baptist; burial 1 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul.