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Illini basketball legend Dave Downey dies at 84
By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter | Dec 28, 2025
Illinois returns from break for conference road test
By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer | Dec 28, 2025
What does Luke Altmyer mean to Illinois? Ask those around him
By Brendan Gallian, Sports Editor | Dec 27, 2025
Pete ‘Afro D’ Shungu connects music, education with album, ‘Bridges Not Walls’
By Olivia Dvorak, Staff Writer | Dec 27, 2025
‘She’s been such a blessing’: Ben Humrichous marries Adalia McKenzie after Braggin’ Rights win
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor | Dec 26, 2025

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Dec 19, 2025

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident at Green, Mathews

By Maaike Niekerk and Qaasim Jatoi • Dec 20, 2025

UI cheerleader recovers from Quad Day heart attack

By Kelsey Hoevel, Staff Writer • Dec 22, 2025

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President Donald Trump delivers a speech to National Guard members in Michigan on April 29. The Supreme Court temporarily blocked Trump’s attempt to deploy the Guard to Chicago.

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard in Chicago

By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Dec 26, 2025

UI to offer free dual-credit courses to Illinois high school students

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor • Dec 24, 2025

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident at Green, Mathews

By Maaike Niekerk and Qaasim Jatoi • Dec 20, 2025

Campus News

Produce sits on a shelf at the Wesley Food Pantry in Urbana on April 24. The University has announced a campuswide food drive from Dec. 1-14 to collect goods for the Food Assistance & Well-Being Program.

UI to host food drive, fight food insecurity

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor • Nov 29, 2025

University Admin

UI System President Timothy Killeen addresses University faculty at Annual Meeting of the Faculty.

UI System president visits campus, boasts student enrollment, supports DEI

By Avery Paterson and Ryan Pearlman • Dec 13, 2025

Life & Culture

Pete ‘Afro D’ Shungu connects music, education with album, ‘Bridges Not Walls’

By Olivia Dvorak, Staff Writer • Dec 27, 2025

Beekeeping Club works to buzz in inclusivity

By Anika Wadhwa, Staff Writer • Dec 24, 2025

UI cheerleader recovers from Quad Day heart attack

By Kelsey Hoevel, Staff Writer • Dec 22, 2025

Sports

Illini basketball legend Dave Downey dies at 84

By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Dec 28, 2025

Illinois returns from break for conference road test

By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer • Dec 28, 2025

What does Luke Altmyer mean to Illinois? Ask those around him

By Brendan Gallian, Sports Editor • Dec 27, 2025

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Satire | How Scout stole Christmas!

By Campus Scout • Dec 25, 2025

Opinion | Homemade doesn’t have to be perfect

By Zaynab Chida, Contributing Columnist • Dec 22, 2025

DI Voices | Embracing my raspberry-red mistake

By Yueran Ma, Contributing Columnist • Dec 20, 2025

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Column | Songs that sleighed: Top 5 Christmas hits of the past 50 years

By Edgar Nava, Staff Writer • Dec 22, 2025

Winter Break Activities in CU

Dec 17, 2025

Krannert Art Museum bridges artistry, relaxation amid finals season

Dec 14, 2025

Gallery | Illinois men’s basketball defeats Tennessee in Nashville
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor | Dec 12, 2025
Gallery | Black Violin takes the stage at the Virginia Theatre
By Noah Markunas, Staff Photographer | Nov 16, 2025
Gallery | Aurora borealis mesmerizes campus
By Lily Blodgett and Ryan Shepardson | Nov 12, 2025
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By Matt Stepp, Noah Markunas, Rishab Sakalkale and Sarah Slattery | Oct 30, 2025

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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.

UI students reveal where the magic happens

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Illini basketball legend Dave Downey dies at 84
Dec 28, 2025
By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter
Women's Basketball
Illinois returns from break for conference road test
Dec 28, 2025
By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer
Football
What does Luke Altmyer mean to Illinois? Ask those around him
Dec 27, 2025
By Brendan Gallian, Sports Editor
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Pete ‘Afro D’ Shungu connects music, education with album, ‘Bridges Not Walls’
Dec 27, 2025
By Olivia Dvorak, Staff Writer
Men's Basketball
‘She’s been such a blessing’: Ben Humrichous marries Adalia McKenzie after Braggin’ Rights win
Dec 26, 2025
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor

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Illini wrestling head coach Mike Poeta placed on ‘indefinite administrative leave’

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Dec 19, 2025

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident at Green, Mathews

By Maaike Niekerk and Qaasim Jatoi • Dec 20, 2025

UI cheerleader recovers from Quad Day heart attack

By Kelsey Hoevel, Staff Writer • Dec 22, 2025

UI to offer free dual-credit courses to Illinois high school students

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor • Dec 24, 2025

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UI to offer free dual-credit courses to Illinois high school students

By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor

Illini wrestling head coach Mike Poeta placed on ‘indefinite administrative leave’

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor

University Admin

UI System president visits campus, boasts student enrollment, supports DEI

By Avery Paterson and Ryan Pearlman

Nigerian coal mine owned by a UI trustee

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News

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard in Chicago

By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Dec 26, 2025

UI to offer free dual-credit courses to Illinois high school students
By Qaasim Jatoi, News Editor • Dec 24, 2025
UPDATED: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident at Green, Mathews
By Maaike Niekerk and Qaasim Jatoi • Dec 20, 2025
Illini wrestling head coach Mike Poeta placed on ‘indefinite administrative leave’
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Dec 19, 2025
Peoria Charter files for bankruptcy, will continue operating normally
By Ryan Pearlman, Senior News Reporter • Dec 19, 2025
UI professor weighs in on new Illinois immigration law
By Sophia Vasilakopoulos, Staff Writer • Dec 18, 2025
Ebisu Life Store opens on Green Street
By Avery Paterson, Senior News Reporter • Dec 17, 2025

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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

A bumblebee stands on a yellow flower on Aug. 18, 2024.

Beekeeping Club works to buzz in inclusivity

By Anika Wadhwa, Staff Writer • Dec 24, 2025

UI cheerleader recovers from Quad Day heart attack

By Kelsey Hoevel, Staff Writer • Dec 22, 2025

sorry forever finds its sound on debut EP ‘learning to be’

By Olivia Dvorak, Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter • Dec 18, 2025

International students spend time with family, travel over winter break

By Camy Mertes, Contributing Writer • Dec 16, 2025

Ghost Electric: The UI team forging high-performance motorcycles

By Edgar Nava, Staff Writer • Dec 15, 2025

Opinions

Satire | How Scout stole Christmas!

By Campus Scout • Dec 25, 2025

Opinion | Homemade doesn’t have to be perfect

By Zaynab Chida, Contributing Columnist

DI Voices | Embracing my raspberry-red mistake

By Yueran Ma, Contributing Columnist

Opinion | Dark times call for dinner parties

By Hailey Cho, Senior Columnist

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Column | Songs that sleighed: Top 5 Christmas hits of the past 50 years

By Edgar Nava, Staff Writer

Review | Top 10 Albums of 2025

By Juliana Damian, Staff Writer

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Review | Tim Robinson’s humor sits well in ‘The Chair Company’

By Sonali Khanna, Staff Writer

Review | ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ perfects tacky horror

By Calissa Stevens, Staff Writer

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Bright lights sit and hang among the trees at Allerton Park on Dec. 19. The bright nighttime decor is part of the annual Holiday GLOW event at Allerton Park, located just outside of Monticello.

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Winter Break Activities in CU

By Sarah Jacobson, Staff Writer

Dec 17, 2025

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Krannert Art Museum bridges artistry, relaxation amid finals season

By Zehra Ozcan, Contributing Writer

Dec 14, 2025

Drawings illustrate the shapes created by constellations in the Autumn night sky at Staerkel Planetarium on Dec. 12.

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Staerkel Planetarium takes audience to the stars

By Blake Moore, Staff Writer

Dec 14, 2025

The Kurt Reader ORGANization performs at the Rose Bowl Tavern on Dec. 11.

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The Kurt Reeder ORGANization brings holiday spirit to Rose Bowl Tavern

By Olivia Dvorak, Staff Writer

Dec 13, 2025

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Build-A-Book relieves stress before break

By Jordan Fikis, Staff Writer

Dec 12, 2025

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Junior wing Andrej Stojaković celebrates Illinois’ Braggin’ Rights win over Missouri with graduate student forward Ben Humrichous on Dec. 22.

Player grades, notes from No. 20 Illinois’ third straight Braggin’ Rights victory over Missouri

By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Dec 23, 2025

Sports

Junior center Tomislav Ivišić raises the McBride Homes Braggin’ Rights trophy following Illinois’ blowout of Missouri in St. Louis on Dec. 22.

No. 20 Illinois dominates Missouri by 43 for largest ever Braggin’ Rights victory

By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Dec 23, 2025

For Braggin’ Rights: No. 18 Illinois faces Missouri in annual meeting in St. Louis

By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Dec 21, 2025

2 positives, 2 negatives from Illinois’ win over Jackson State

By Laura Mendes, Senior Sports Reporter • Dec 20, 2025

Column | Overview of College Football Playoff

By Zach Shapero, Staff Writer • Dec 19, 2025

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Galleries
Gallery | Illinois men’s basketball defeats Tennessee in Nashville
By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor | Dec 12, 2025
Galleries
Gallery | Black Violin takes the stage at the Virginia Theatre
By Noah Markunas, Staff Photographer | Nov 16, 2025
Galleries
Gallery | Aurora borealis mesmerizes campus
By Lily Blodgett and Ryan Shepardson | Nov 12, 2025