EditionFriday, Nov. 6, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 27 · Mostly Sunny, high 50°F, low 30°F
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Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District lists significant campus-area bus reroutes Friday, Nov. 6, for the University of Illinois football game, from the start of service until about midnight Nov. 7, with changes beginning about 6 a.m. and again about 12:30 p.m.
Illinois beat Penn 112-70 on Thursday at State Farm Center, according to the official Illinois Athletics game center. Andrej Stojakovic scored 25 points. Illinois visits Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Illinois volleyball lost to UCLA 1-3 on Thursday at Huff Hall, winning the first set before dropping the next three, according to the official box score. Alyssa Aguayo had 19 kills. Illinois visits Indiana at 1 p.m. Sunday.
After an 84-50 season-opening win over Detroit Mercy, Illinois women's basketball hosts Southern at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at State Farm Center on B1G+.
The National Weather Service forecast for Champaign calls for increasing clouds Thursday with a high near 56 and a 20% chance of rain after 3 p.m., then a 40% chance of rain mainly before 1 a.m. tonight and a low around 42. No alerts were active for Champaign County zone ILZ045 early Thursday.
MTD now lists Perkins Road closed from Cunningham Avenue to Carroll Avenue (updated Nov. 5), with Gold and Ruby reroutes. An earlier story reported Willow to Carroll from the prior listing.
Savoy · Private family services were held at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign (already held; no public service listed).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Coco, dog, Champaign County Humane Society (CCIL-A-64067). Adoptable listing on Shelterluv.