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Beyond the Boardroom: BodyWork Associates' Douglas Nelson

The News-Gazette 17 Jan 2026
“When I am teaching around the country, participants often tease me about being a paid spokesperson for Champaign-Urbana,” Douglas Nelson says ... .
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Bob's buzzer beaters | Oh, brother

The News-Gazette 17 Jan 2026
No matter how long they stay with the Illinois program, the Ivisic brothers have made a lasting impression on the team's fan base ... .
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Illinois County Fair Queen Spotlight | Sidney's Sophia Hartke

The News-Gazette 17 Jan 2026
Sophia Hartke is used to pressure in a competitive environment after being a gymnast for a decade and taking everything she knew from a pageant friend — she won the Champaign County fair queen title ... .
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Illinois County Fair Queen Spotlight | Georgetown's Jordyn Fourez

The News-Gazette 17 Jan 2026
Jordyn Fourez may be on the younger side of fair queens, but that didn’t stop her from winning her hometown’s fair queen title ... .
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Champaign County building permits, Jan. 16-22, 2026

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
Each week, we'll run details of permits for all new single-family and multi-family residences — as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000 — in Champaign ... .
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Mahomet-Seymour Junior High teacher taking students' experiment to zero gravity

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
A Mahomet-Seymour Junior High teacher is getting ready to put her students' experiments — and her tolerance for different levels of gravity — to the test next year ... .
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Looking back and looking forward: Health district prepares for a change in leadership

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
Outgoing C-UPHD administrator Julie Pryde. "I just feel so grateful that I had this opportunity. And I really enjoyed it. But in reality, you need to always be assessing when it’s time to exit. … I felt like it was ... .
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Area history, Jan. 16, 2026

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
Today is Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Here are local news reports from 50 and 15 years ago ... .
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Illinois County Fair Queen Spotlight | Westville's Lilly Meeker

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
Lilly Meekr isn't just a fair queen; she is helping support one of the most in-demand careers in the country — nursing ... .
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NASCAR community set to mourn Greg Biffle and family at memorial service in Charlotte

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A memorial service is planned for Friday in Charlotte for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month ... .
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18 lawyers apply for vacant seat in Sixth Judicial Circuit

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
The vacancy was created by the resignation of Anna Benjamin, who returned to private practice after holding judicial office since 2019 ... .
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NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service

The News-Gazette 16 Jan 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month ... .
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C-U schools tout new attendance-centered initiative

The News-Gazette 15 Jan 2026
In efforts to curb reoccurring student absences, the Unit 4 district announced its "Every Day Every Student" program ... .
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Area history, Jan. 15, 2026

The News-Gazette 15 Jan 2026
Today is Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Here are local news reports from 50 and 15 years ago ... .
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