The National Weather Service, or NWS, issued a tornado watch Champaign County and surrounding counties until 8 p.m. CST. Earlier, the NWS put northern Champaign and Vermillion counties under a tornado warning that expired at 1:45 p.m.

To create a physics laboratory for students, a school needs a variety of equipment, up-to-date software and a competent staff to carry out experiments.

The only way to enter the Island of Conclusions is to jump. The hard part, however, is leaving. In Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Milo and his watchdog Tock find this out the hard way.

In Wednesday's newscast, The Daily Illini talks about JoePa's scheduled departure from Penn State football, words of wisdom from a zombie writer and some updates on the state legislature as it wraps up its session in Springfield.

For students eager to meet with professionals in their field of study, the LAS Career Exploration Night will be an available opportunity to network with distinguished alumni. The event will take place tonight from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Illini Union Rooms A, B, C and South Lounge. An i-Card is required for admission.

The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place at 1 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday. The test serves to assess the reliability and usefulness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism.

The Illinois soccer team's senior forward Marissa Mykines toppled the Michigan State Spartans for the second time this season, scoring the only goal in the 92nd minute of Friday's Big Ten Tournament's semifinals.

The Illinois soccer team swarmed goalkeeper Steph Panozzo following her diving save against Ohio State’s fourth penalty kick attempt. After 110 minutes and two overtimes Wednesday, the No. 18 Illini (14-4-2, 8-2-1 Big Ten) sealed their ninth consecutive win 2-1 to advance to Friday’s second round of the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State.

Campus Chancellor and Vice President Phyllis Wise will meet with various sustainability-related registered student organizations on Friday, Nov. 4 as part of the Office of Sustainability’s 2011 Sustainability Week.

The University plans to install new bollards, or protective posts, at several areas on the Quad, said a press release on Wednesday.

Imagine living in a household where, after running a red light and leading police on a dangerous car chase, your family stands by your side and takes action to frame the police as the irresponsible ones.