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A number of U of I students and guests from other schools are expected in the Campustown neighborhood Friday for Unofficial St. Patrick's Day, the binge drinking event that started as a bar promotion in the mid-90's. Extra patrols will be in place around campus, and Champaign and Urbana have emergency orders in place, including a ban on keg permits, and U of I dorms have banned overnight guests.
What do the results from Super Tuesday mean for the upcoming Illinois primary on March 15? Tony Arnold and Lauren Chooljian take a closer look.
The nationally syndicated columnist and conservative commentator was on the University of Illinois Urbana campus Tuesday to speak at Foellinger Auditorium. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline got Will's thoughts on the Republican presidential primary, among other topics.
The Flash Index to the Illinois economy moved up slightly in February, reaching 105.6 after two months of declines.
A clarification in the language from the Miss America organization may mean Hoopeston can no longer hold its National Sweetheart Pageant, held during Labor Day weekend. The competition has gone on since the 1940's. Its co-directors, Cliff and Michelle Crabtree, say they're looking into what it would take to become affiliated with the organization.
