Brisa Carleton’s engaging new contemporary fiction title “Last Call at the Savoy” offers a sophisticated cocktail or two, ...

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My only interaction with security at the grocery has been when I make fleeting eye contact with the police officer standing ...

Illinois vs. Northwestern in a NCAA football game in snow at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.

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Defense delivers in second half after offense makes enough plays: 'We loved the moment. A lifelong core memory for everybody ...

Heavy snow made a mess of things at Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday as the Illini hosted Northwestern in their regular ...

What are the two new employment laws affecting employees and employers, one of which will go into effect Jan. 1, and one that just went into effect?

If you need a movie for inspiration for the season or the card-writing, you can’t do much better than Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the next film ...

K-12 education continues to soak up public dollars with little improvement to show for it. Regular folks don’t need much proof that time flies. After all, it seems like yesterday — actually, 11 months ...

The Piatt County Dems were making a free dinner for the community. It was not to be political. The idea was just to gather as neighbors and try to remember ...