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Gelater’s organic whipped golden body butter expands product line with lip balm launch
Fast-growing Urbana-Champaign skincare brand adds nourishing lip balm to meet rising local demand.
Champaign City Council to hold study session on housing Tuesday
Housing needs analysis update highlights Jan. 13 meeting at City Council Chambers.
6 days ago in Entertainment
Sarah Jessica Parker gets Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award and Helen Mirren gets DeMille prize
Matthew Broderick presented his wife of nearly 30 years Sarah Jessica Parker with the Golden Globes'Carol Burnett Award for a life of achievement in television at Golden Eve, a ceremony that also added Helen Mirren to the list of legends that have won the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
6 days ago in Sports
Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game
Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.
6 days ago in Sports
Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl
Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.
6 days ago in Sports
Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’
Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.
6 days ago in Entertainment
David Bowie’s childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year
David Bowie's bedroom could soon be London's newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock 'n' roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public.
6 days ago in National
Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
Unit 4 invites families to kindergarten information night and school tours
Tours will help families learn about kindergarten programs and elementary schools across the district.
No. 16 Illini rout Rutgers, roll to 81–55 Big Ten home win
Illinois clamps down defensively and rides balanced scoring to remain unbeaten at home against Rutgers.
Eight Illini football players earn All-District Honors for academic excellence
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — Eight members of the 2025 Illinois football program were honored earlier this week as College…
What to do in the CU: Upcoming events around Champaign-Urbana
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — There’s always something to do in Champaign-Urbana, and a few events are coming to town…
Shine the Block community event coming to Champaign’s Y on the Fly on Friday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — Harm, Healing, Hope (H3) is holding its next “Shine the Block” event this week, looking…
Five convicted in bank fraud scheme targeting east central Illinois businesses
Georgia defendants forged checks and stole thousands from banks across the region.
6 days ago in World
Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump’s call for a ‘takeover’
Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a "takeover" of the strategic Arctic island.
A January 8 look at Illinois football’s transfer portal additions
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The transfer portal is upon us, and the Illinois football staff has been hard at…
6 days ago in National
Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
6 days ago in Sports
Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future
Mike McDaniel has run out of luster in Miami. The Dolphins fired the dry-witted, wunderkind coach who they once viewed as the future of the franchise on Thursday, ending his four-year tenure that was defined by soaring — and unfulfilled — expectations.
UI System President Tim Killeen to step down when contract ends in 2027
After more than a decade of leadership, Killeen leaves behind record enrollment growth as search for successor begins.
PET OF THE WEEK: WIXY helped more than 100 animals find forever homes!
We welcome our newest sponsor, Curtis Road Animal Hospital, to our weekly segment.
