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4+ hour, 19+ min ago (381+ words) Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) is fouled by UTRGV's forward Kye Dickson (7) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. CHAMPAIGN... Scott Richey covers ... Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) is fouled by UTRGV's forward Kye Dickson (7) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. CHAMPAIGN " Three opportunities in three weeks for Illinois to boost its r'sum' yielded just one win. That victory against Texas Tech isn't as good now as it was the second week of the season with the Red Raiders also getting thrashed by Purdue." Losing to Alabama dropped the Illini five spots in last week's Associated Press Top 25. A Black Friday loss to Connecticut created a similar result, with Illinois (6-2) sliding one more more spot to No. 14 in the latest poll released Monday afternoon. Another…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago (430+ words) West Aurora High School Marching Band members Asher and Emily Lesniak had plenty to smile about after performing as part of the Macy's Great American Marching Band in the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday in New York City. "It was exciting to be amid all of the gigantic helium balloons," Asher Lesniak, 16, said. The brother and sister duo " who have been playing the trumpet and saxophone respectively since elementary school " were chosen to perform alongside approximately 180 other high school musicians from around the country as part of the Macy's Great American Marching Band. "When Emily and I started playing our instruments, we never thought we would one day perform on the streets of New York City in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," said Asher, a high school junior. The students performed a Disney-themed song and a holiday-themed song…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago (873+ words) Nearly 200 lawmakers convene at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield every year to craft bills, negotiate them with various interest groups and pass them onto Gov. JB Pritzker. It's a job often done in relative obscurity, and sometimes those lawmakers get a bad rap for how seemingly little they do. But the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a nonpartisan think tank involving Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia, identified those it says actually get things done. Unsurprisingly, because of their legislative supermajorities, Democrats in the Illinois House and Senate ranked the highest on the researchers' list of legislators' deemed to be the most effective, with House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, leading the way. While right-leaning, conservative Republicans occupied the bottom of the group's lists, a few downstate Republicans bucked that trend,…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago (114+ words) An early Monday morning house fire in Aurora is now under control but road closures remain in place, say York police. Emergency crews were called around 4 a.m. on Dec. 1 to a blaze in the area of Bovair Trail and Leslie Street. Everyone in the home was evacuated and is safe, added the York force. Neighbouring homes were also evacuated as a precaution. In an update around 6:30 a.m., police said that the fire "has been brought under control." However, continued police, the northbound lanes of Leslie Street at Bloomington Road and the southbound lanes of Leslie Street at Vandorf Side Road remain closed. "Please avoid the area," advised police....

13+ hour, 26+ min ago (26+ words) Four new Aurora City Council members will be sworn into office on Monday. Four new Aurora City Council members will be sworn into office on Monday....

13+ hour, 32+ min ago (113+ words) December 1, 2025 / 12:40 PM MST / CBS Colorado Two people are dead after Aurora police say the driver of a stolen car crashed that car, killing themself and the passenger. The crash was reported just before noon on Monday at East Alameda Avenue at South Peoria Street. It's unclear where the car was allegedly stolen from, but Aurora police say officers were pursuing the car and the driver was in the process of fleeing when they crashed. The department said in a statement that the driver was fleeing at high speeds and crashed while turning left onto Alameda Avenue. APD says the intersection is closed and will be for an extended period....

17+ hour, 28+ min ago (240+ words) Six Kapuso classrooms built by the GMA Kapuso Foundation in Villa Aurora Elementary School in Maria Aurora, Aurora, withstood the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan and served as a refuge for residents who needed shelter during the calamity." According to "24 Oras" on Monday, Evangeline Gallardo and her family were among those who evacuated to the Kapuso classrooms when Uwan hit the province." "Tuwing may bagyo po, dito po kami lumilikas. Pakiramdam po namin kasi mas safe po kami dito. Nagpapasalamat po kami sa GMA Kapuso," said Gallardo." "Kinakabahan kami baka kung ano nangyari sa school, pero pagdating po namin dito, safe pa rin po. Matibay," also said Villa Aurora Elementary School head teacher Reagan Lawis" Per Kapuso Foundation supervising engineer Arnel Zantua, the classrooms did not sustain any major damage during the typhoon." "Minake sure natin na 'yung kisame tsaka…...

22+ hour, 16+ min ago (286+ words) Even before Illinois beat Northwestern 20-13 on Saturday night, Illini coach Bret Bielema and his staff received excellent news: The Illini had landed not one but two top junior college recruits in offensive tackle TJ Taylor and cornerback Jakwon Morris. Just as significantly, it was a sign that Bielema's junior college recruiting efforts are starting to pay off. Illinois landed the No. 7 JUCO offensive lineman in Alfred Washington 10 days ago, and now the Illini have signed the No. 2 JUCO offensive tackle in Taylor and the No. 1 JUCO cornerback in Morris. Taylor, the No. 9-ranked overall JUCO recruit, recently finished his sophomore season at College of the Canyons. He announced his top five schools a little less than two weeks ago, and despite visiting Bill Belichick's North Carolina Tar Heels most recently, Taylor ultimately chose Champaign as his new college home. A…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (60+ words) An Aurora family is in limbo, believing a new state law should allow them to rent out an accessory dwelling unit on their property, but their homeowners' association says otherwise. An Aurora family is in limbo, believing a new state law should allow them to rent out an accessory dwelling unit on their property, but their homeowners' association says otherwise....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (213+ words) Illinois and Northwestern compete for the Land of Lincoln Trophy at Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini lead the series 58-55-5 after winning three of the past four meetings. Illinois is 5-1 at home, losing only to No. 1 Ohio State. Big Ten: Northwestern at Illinois Illinois and Northwestern compete for the Land of Lincoln Trophy at Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini lead the series 58-55-5 after winning three of the past four meetings. Illinois is 5-1 at home, losing only to No. 1 Ohio State. Wisconsin's Nolan Winter throws down slam dunk, taking lead over Providence Why Nick believes Ravens' 'season if over ' if they lose to the Vikings, Bills STILL contenders? " Caleb Williams must cook and tame Bengals ", will Yamamoto lead Dodgers to Game 6 win? | First Things First Dodgers & Blue Jays deadlocked in the World Series " Can Aaron Rodgers spark a Steelers revival? An Unforgettable…...