Unit 4 bond question leads 66.5% to 33.5% in unofficial Champaign County count

Friday's Illinois-Nebraska game brings daytime street closures and later lot openings near campus

With a 7 p.m. Friday kickoff against Nebraska, seven street segments near Gies Memorial Stadium close in stages starting at 6 a.m., and three pass-holder lots don't open until 4 p.m.

Illinois and Notre Dame schedule first football meetings in 59 years for 2027 and 2028

Illinois will play at Notre Dame on Sept. 4, 2027, and host the Irish in Champaign on Sept. 2, 2028, replacing a planned series with Missouri.

No. 23 Illinois women opened regular season Wednesday night against Detroit Mercy

Illinois, ranked No. 23 in the AP preseason poll, hosted Detroit Mercy at 6 p.m. Wednesday at State Farm Center to start Shauna Green's fifth season.

Parkland's Giertz Gallery opens still-life show 'Material Affections' Nov. 16

An eight-artist exhibition curated by Paula McCarty runs Nov. 16 through Feb. 6, 2027, at Parkland College's Giertz Gallery, with a free reception and gallery talk Nov. 19.

Two new outdoor sculptures go up in Champaign parks

John Adduci's 10-foot aluminum 'X Marks the Spot?' is at Porter Family Park and Luke Achterberg's 7-foot steel 'Scalar' is at Firefighters Park downtown, the Champaign Park District says.

Hertha "Lou" Vandiver, 93

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.

Notice Invitation to Bid: INDOOR CLIMATE RESEARCH & TRAINING FACILITY

RFP 2026-006: Evaluation Capacity Building Project, Champaign County Developmental Disabilities Board and Mental Health Board

Request for Proposals: Bicycle and Pedestrian Counter Equipment, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Custodian (floating assignment), 8 hours a day, year-round, Operations & Maintenance (Maintenance and Groun…

Custodian (floating assignment), 8 hours a day, year-round, Operations & Maintenance (Maintenance and Groun…

Postdoc Fellow – MRI Movement Disorders & Aging, full time, Carle Health, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.