News across Greater Champaign
Opinion | The undemocratic nature of selective reporting
As an avid CNN 5 Things reader, here are the five things I can tell you about CNN right now: Journalism. Is. An. Indisputable. Right. In all irony, a nation that prides itself on freedom of speech only seems to theoretically own up to its concept. Journalism is society’s leading…
UI, TechRise to host startup pitch competition with $25,000 prize
In partnership with the University, P33 Chicago’s TechRise will host its annual startup pitch competition Thursday, where five companies will compete for $25,000 in funding. The competition will be at 5:00 p.m. at EnterpriseWorks, the startup incubator at Research Park. Five…
Campus Scout | Your ‘business professor’ is actually AI slop
Zǎoshang hǎo, it’s your friendly Campus Scout here! Sorry about the Mandarin, folks. Scout’s artificial intelligence assistant, his new, improved and too-dangerous-to-be-publicly-released Brain-Blaster 2.0 must’ve had some Mandarin in its training data. Scout is not sure how it…
Obituary: Irma Tibbetts
Irma Louise Tibbetts, 95, of Paxton passed away at 2:05 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2026 at Bickford of Champaign. Private family graveside services will be held at Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton is handling arrangements. Irma was born February 28,…
Letter to the Editor | UI students: SIUE’s student paper needs your help
College is perhaps the best place on Earth to develop critical thinking skills and real-world experience. At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, those opportunities are under threat. I’m Dylan Hembrough, editor-in-chief of SIUE’s student newspaper, The Alestle. I’ve been…
4 book-to-movie adaptations to cozy up to this fall
As the leaves begin to change color and the air turns crisp, it’s time to pull out your sweaters and settle in. If visiting pumpkin patches, finding your way through corn mazes or going on hayrides isn’t your thing, you might find yourself wanting to lie back and enjoy a good…
FULL HOUSE AT HEARING
GIBSON CITY — Residents from western Ford and eastern McLean counties affected by One Earth Sequestration’s proposed carbon sequestration project gathered near Gibson City on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to hear testimony and tell Environmental Protection Agency officials whether they…
$1.2M in red ink in budget for 2026-27
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board is expected to approve a budget that shows a $1.2 million overall deficit for the 2026- 27 fiscal year, with red ink in six of the school district’s nine funds. The board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the budget…
IEMA officials: FEMA aid for Paxton, other Ill. communities all up to Trump
PAXTON — On the official start of fall, city leaders met at Paxton City Hall with state lawmakers and emergency management officials on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, to talk about this past summer — namely, what all agreed was an uncommonly cruel one in terms of severe stormy…
City applying for grant for N. Church St. improvements
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Council approved a resolution Monday supporting an application for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant to improve sidewalks and pedestrian access along North Church Street. The proposed project would pave the sidewalks from East…
Angel Warriors’ former treasurer appears in court on theft charge
GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of the Angel Warriors, a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need, made her first appearance in Ford County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after she was charged last month with felony theft for…
STATE INSIGNIA CHAIRMAN VISITS
Pam Bork, left, chapter regent for the Governor Thomas Ford Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, poses with Julie Barnes, past state insignia chairman, alongside an informational display during the chapter’s first meeting of the 2026-27 program…