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By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor | Mar 25, 2026
3 UI faculty receive Sloan Foundation Fellowship
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Arrest made in Market Place Shopping Center shooting
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Snyder Hall floods, residents must relocate

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An Asian American Cultural Center sign hangs above the kitchen inside the AACC along with lunar new year decorations on Feb. 25. The Illinois Student Council and the University's cultural centers will host a Crossroads of Culture event to celebrate diversity on campus.

ISC, cultural centers to highlight diversity through Crossroads of Culture event

By Kayla Hutton and Jahzara Norris • Mar 25, 2026

3 UI faculty receive Sloan Foundation Fellowship

By Alex Murphy, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2026

Arrest made in Market Place Shopping Center shooting

By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Mar 24, 2026

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ISC, cultural centers to highlight diversity through Crossroads of Culture event

By Kayla Hutton and Jahzara Norris • Mar 25, 2026

University Admin

New vice chancellor of advancement discusses role

By Sophia Vasilakopoulos, Staff Writer • Mar 9, 2026

Life & Culture

Students balance books, babies at the Main Library

By Lauren Castaldo, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2026

Illini Art and Business Collective professionalizes creativity

By Qyler Bowie, Staff Writer • Mar 22, 2026

Campus apartments become foster homes for shelter animals

By Jahzara Norris, Staff Writer • Mar 19, 2026

Sports

Ryan Voois smiles as he walks with his putter at the Illini Spring Collegiate on April 21, 2024.

Illini go low, sink the field at Duck Invitational

By Peter Jakubiak, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2026

Gallery | No. 3 Illinois advances to Sweet 16 after 2 NCAA tournament wins in Greenville

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 25, 2026

Wildcats sweep Illini in Big Ten series

By Maya Brito, Staff Writer • Mar 24, 2026

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By Hajera Quadri, Columnist • Mar 24, 2026

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By H. Fay, Contributing Columnist • Mar 23, 2026

Opinion | Online politics runs our country

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Guest lecture examines gaps in mental health care

By Blake Moore, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2026

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Gallery | No. 3 Illinois advances to Sweet 16 after 2 NCAA tournament wins in Greenville
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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
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By Sam Rink, Lily Blodgett, Ansh Aggarwal, Adam Edwards and Noah Markunas | Jan 31, 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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Person reportedly found dead by suicide in PAR hall room

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‘No Kings 3’: CU protesters set to rally against Trump administration

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor

Snyder Hall floods, residents must relocate

By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer

University Admin

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A protestor holds a 1776 American flag with the words “No Kings” spray painted across the stripes on June 14, 2025. Champaign County Indivisible announced the third iteration of the “No Kings” protest will take place on March 28.

‘No Kings 3’: CU protesters set to rally against Trump administration

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor • Mar 23, 2026

UPDATED: Shooting reported at Market Place Shopping Center
By Avery Paterson and Maaike Niekerk • Mar 21, 2026
Snyder Hall floods, residents must relocate
By Macy Medendorp, Staff Writer • Mar 18, 2026
Budzinski, Bailey highlight primary results across central Illinois
By Adam Edwards, Staff Writer • Mar 18, 2026
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

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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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Features

Students balance books, babies at the Main Library

By Lauren Castaldo, Staff Writer • Mar 25, 2026

Illini Art and Business Collective professionalizes creativity

By Qyler Bowie, Staff Writer • Mar 22, 2026

Campus apartments become foster homes for shelter animals

By Jahzara Norris, Staff Writer • Mar 19, 2026

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

Opinions

Opinion | Illinois primary was not just bought; Progressives made it possible

By Hajera Quadri, Columnist • Mar 24, 2026

Opinion | You’re not ‘at a very Chinese time of your life’

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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."

Live Music Coverage

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

Mar 15, 2026

Music

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By Olivia Dvorak, Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter

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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Wild Up ignites disco-fusion dance party with Arthur Russell’s ‘24 to 24 Music’

By Olivia Dvorak, Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter

Mar 11, 2026

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Junior wing Andrej Stojaković screams toward a section of VCU fans after scoring an and-one layup in the first half of Illinois’ second-round March Madness win March 21.

Stojaković scores 21 to lead No. 3 Illinois past No. 11 VCU into Sweet 16

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 22, 2026

Sports

The Illinois softball team stands for the national anthem on March 13 at their first home game of the season against Iowa.

Wildcats sweep Illini in Big Ten series

By Maya Brito, Staff Writer • Mar 24, 2026

Offense pops as Illinois takes care of Rutgers

By Ben Somerville, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 24, 2026

No. 7 Illinois’ season comes to end after 18-point loss to No. 2 Vanderbilt

By Laura Mendes, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 24, 2026

No. 7 Illinois prepares for No. 2 Vanderbilt in NCAA tournament Round of 32

By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer • Mar 23, 2026

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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
By Sam Rink, Photo Editor | Feb 5, 2026
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