Jim Dey is a staff writer for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected].

Champaign Central softball coach Mike Williams has led the Maroons since 2020 and guided the program to a 25-4 record this ...

Central’s Haley Helm (00) pitches in a 3A Regional semi-final softball game at Wabash Park in Rantoul on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Haley Helm of Champaign Central joins the exclusive list this year.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Trent Sherfield is excited about the new format for his football camp this weekend at Danville ...

A group of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley football players didn’t need to be told what to do on Tuesday. They just went ahead and ...

Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

For decades, Kirk Birch has been providing transportation for Bement students of all ages. On Friday, the 62-year-old owner ...

The city of Danville is requesting the rezoning of properties at the northwest, southwest and northeast corners of West Newell Road and Bowman Avenue from AG agriculture to I2 general ...

Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 30 people who were missing after a ferry sank and four people died near the resort island of Bali. The National Search and Rescue ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Multiple people were shot Wednesday night in Chicago, police said. No additional details on the shooting were immediately available, including the number of people shot and the exact ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police said they were responding to a shooting Wednesday night in which multiple people were hit. No additional details on the shooting were immediately available, including the ...

Asian shares are mostly trading higher after U.S. stocks hit another record. The indexes in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul inched higher Thursday, while Hong Kong was lower. The S&P 500 ...