Illinois football's four-game win streak ends in 22-14 loss at No. 4 UCLA

Illini rally within five in the fourth quarter at a rainy Rose Bowl; Iowa visits for Senior Day on Nov. 21

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From the archives, 1924: Labor paper reports Armistice Day was not a federal holiday
A Nov. 14, 1924 Twin City Review front-page item reported that Comptroller General McCarl ruled Armistice Day was not a holiday, saying only Congress could make it one.
Sports · Sat.
Parkland men's basketball falls in Kansas City; Illini cross country runs at NCAA regional
No. 16 Parkland lost 85-81 to No. 15 North Central Missouri, and Illinois' cross country teams placed 14th and 13th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
Faith · Sat.
Hope Village in Urbana plans first move-ins before Thanksgiving
Hope Village, a 24-home permanent supportive housing community for medically fragile adults experiencing chronic homelessness, plans to welcome its first residents before Thanksgiving, its website says, citing a Nov. 11 WILL report.
Government · Fri.
Champaign Township proposes 5.51 percent levy increase; hearing Dec. 15
The City of Champaign Township proposes a 2026 property tax levy of $1,117,962, up 5.51 percent from the $1,059,589 extended for 2025, and will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Dec. 15, according to a notice posted Nov. 12.
Faith · Fri.
Cunningham Children's Home lists holiday giving options, with Dec. 4 drop-off deadline
Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana says donors can shop its Christmas wish lists, fill a specific youth's list, host an Angel Tree or stock its Kids' Shop; gifts are due at its Spiritual Life Center by Dec. 4.

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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.

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