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Bringing home hardware: Gero-Holt, Beckmon lead Illini to highest finish in program history
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Illinois takes 2 of 3 from Minnesota for first series win
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Season’s last splash: Illini close year out
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Opinion | Our cities need to cool down
By Samantha Arnold, Columnist | Mar 17, 2026
A players-only meeting, a collective goal: No. 3 Illinois preaches all-out effort ahead of NCAA tournament
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor | Mar 17, 2026

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A guide to Champaign County’s primary election ballot

By Vanessa Turner and Santiago Gonzalez Ahuerma • Mar 10, 2026

First-of-its-kind hygiene pantry opens in Urbana

By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Mar 12, 2026

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A sign encourages voting at the Activites and Recreation Center on Nov. 8, 2022. The ARC, along with 14 other polling stations, will be closed for Election Day on Mar. 17 due to a shortage of election judges.

Champaign County closes 15 polling locations, cites judge shortage

By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer • Mar 16, 2026

Budzinski, Blaha battle in Illinois’ 13th District primary

By Aakarsh Garg and Macy Medendorp • Mar 13, 2026

Sean Evans named Spring 2026 UI Commencement speaker

By Mary Piacente, Staff Writer • Mar 12, 2026

Campus News

Redheaded people dash out from the starting line of the Ginger Run during Unofficial weekend on March 7. The event was organized on social media, taking inspiration from similar races on other college campuses.

After 30 years, Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day continues to evolve

By Aidan Sadovi and Adam Edwards • Mar 11, 2026

University Admin

New vice chancellor of advancement discusses role

By Sophia Vasilakopoulos, Staff Writer • Mar 9, 2026

Life & Culture

Club Insecta uncovers hidden world

By Shalini R Manchi, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

FrogWatch unites CU to monitor frogs, toads

By Amartya Nalluri, Senior Copy Editor • Mar 15, 2026

Rewinding the future: Why physical media is making a comeback on campus

By Zahra Ghadeer, Staff Writer • Mar 14, 2026

Sports

Jaicieonna Gero-Holt competes in the women’s long jump event at the Illini Open in the Armory on Jan. 10.

Bringing home hardware: Gero-Holt, Beckmon lead Illini to highest finish in program history

By Kacper Rajwa, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

Illinois takes 2 of 3 from Minnesota for first series win

By Zach Shapero, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

Season’s last splash: Illini close year out

By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

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Opinion | Our cities need to cool down

By Samantha Arnold, Columnist • Mar 17, 2026

Opinion | ‘Sinners’ dominated culture; It should sweep the Oscars

By Prayse Odomes, Senior Columnist • Mar 14, 2026

Opinion | MOBA games normalize toxicity

By Yueran Ma, Columnist • Mar 13, 2026

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‘One Battle,’ many Oscars: 98th Academy Awards Recap

By Sonali Khanna, Staff Writer • Mar 16, 2026

Jupiter String Quartet captivates audience with fierce, intimate performance

Mar 15, 2026

Illini 4000 hosts Portraits Project, shares cancer experiences

Mar 15, 2026

Gallery | UI’s 2026 Unofficial celebration, in photos
By Sarah Slattery, Adam Edwards and Sidarth Subramanian | Mar 9, 2026
Students dive into personal style and gender expression
By Sam Rink, Photo Editor | Feb 5, 2026
Gallery | Anti-ICE demonstration shuts down Green Street
By Sam Rink, Lily Blodgett, Ansh Aggarwal, Adam Edwards and Noah Markunas | Jan 31, 2026
Gallery | Illinois football’s season in photos
By The Daily Illini Photo Staff | Jan 13, 2026

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At the IDEA Lab in the Grainger Library basement, the Illini Magic Society is hosts a weekly meeting. Eric Fang, society member, is shuffling cards, demonstrating a classic force.

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University News

Sean Evans named Spring 2026 UI Commencement speaker

By Mary Piacente, Staff Writer

After 30 years, Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day continues to evolve

By Aidan Sadovi and Adam Edwards

University Admin

New vice chancellor of advancement discusses role

By Sophia Vasilakopoulos, Staff Writer

Understanding the I-Team: Documents outline responsibilities, limits

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News

Champaign County closes 15 polling locations, cites judge shortage

By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer • Mar 16, 2026

Budzinski, Blaha battle in Illinois’ 13th District primary
By Aakarsh Garg and Macy Medendorp • Mar 13, 2026
Sean Evans named Spring 2026 UI Commencement speaker
By Mary Piacente, Staff Writer • Mar 12, 2026
First-of-its-kind hygiene pantry opens in Urbana
By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Mar 12, 2026
Illinois Solar Decathlon lays foundation for energy-efficient neighborhoods
By David Joshua Ison Sianghio, Staff Writer • Mar 12, 2026
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By Aidan Sadovi and Adam Edwards • Mar 11, 2026
UI alum, Army veteran Dylan Blaha seeks to unseat Rep. Nikki Budzinski
By Santiago Gonzalez Ahuerma, Staff Writer • Mar 11, 2026

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A student scrolls on Tinder, a massive platform for online dating.

Opinion | Dating apps turn courtship into attention economy

By Raphael Ranola, Columnist

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UI students reveal where the magic happens

Features

Club Insecta uncovers hidden world

By Shalini R Manchi, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

FrogWatch unites CU to monitor frogs, toads

By Amartya Nalluri, Senior Copy Editor • Mar 15, 2026

Rewinding the future: Why physical media is making a comeback on campus

By Zahra Ghadeer, Staff Writer • Mar 14, 2026

100 Strong builds community, culture for Black UI students

By Annisyn Krebs-Carr and Jahzara Norris • Mar 13, 2026

UI Students stitch, bake their stress away

By Sarah Jacobson, Copy Editor • Mar 12, 2026

Opinions

Michael B. Jordan, Miles Eaton, Jayme Lawson and Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners (2025)

Opinion | ‘Sinners’ dominated culture; It should sweep the Oscars

By Prayse Odomes, Senior Columnist • Mar 14, 2026

Opinion | MOBA games normalize toxicity

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Jupiter String Quartet captivates audience with fierce, intimate performance

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The Jupiter String Quartet performs at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on March 12. The program featured Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, "The Bird"; Alberto Ginastera’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20; and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, "Razumovsky."The Jupiter String Quartet performs at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on March 12. The program featured Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, "The Bird"; Alberto Ginastera’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20; and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, "Razumovsky."

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Jupiter String Quartet captivates audience with fierce, intimate performance

By Elizabeth Bichkoff, Staff Writer

Mar 15, 2026

Gallery Art Bar in Urbana hosts the Illini 4000's portrait gallery that showcases a window into the American cancer experience on March 12. The gallery showcased a series of interviews from over 15 years and the result of hundreds of conversations with strangers Illini 4000 has met on the side of the road as they've biked across the country, year after year.

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Illini 4000 hosts Portraits Project, shares cancer experiences

By Sophia Vasilakopoulos, Staff Writer

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Mar 13, 2026

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Movies & TV

One nomination after another: The 5 front-runners of the 98th Academy Awards

By Sonali Khanna, Staff Writer

Mar 13, 2026

The Two Lips perform at The City Center in Champaign on March 10. The indie dream-pop duo out of Los Angeles has sold out their first U.S headline tour and will be performing at Coachella 2026.

Live Music Coverage

The Two Lips takes bedroom pop to The City Center stage

By Lars Arlandson, Staff Writer

Mar 11, 2026

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Freshman guard Keaton Wagler handles the ball during the second half of Illinois’ Big Ten tournament quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin on March 13.

Column | What needs to stay, needs to go for Illinois after early Big Ten tournament exit

By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 15, 2026

Sports

Graduate student Sam Phillips closes his eyes and breathes in and out before performing his still rings routine at the gymnastics meet against Ohio State on March 7 in Huff Hall.

Illini flip for titles, but Cornhuskers stick team win

By Eva Sondgeroth, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026

Illinois locks in No. 7 seed for NCAA tournament

By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer • Mar 16, 2026

Four the win: Illini aim to flip script in Minnesota

By Eva Sondgeroth, Contributing Writer • Mar 14, 2026

Illini look to bounce back after weekend struggles in Kentucky

By Ethan Mesich-Fiems, Staff Writer • Mar 13, 2026

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Galleries
Gallery | UI’s 2026 Unofficial celebration, in photos
By Sarah Slattery, Adam Edwards and Sidarth Subramanian | Mar 9, 2026
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Students dive into personal style and gender expression
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Gallery | Anti-ICE demonstration shuts down Green Street
By Sam Rink, Lily Blodgett, Ansh Aggarwal, Adam Edwards and Noah Markunas | Jan 31, 2026