REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

CHAMPAIGN — Shortly after he arrived at work last Monday morning at 5:30 a.m., St. Thomas More maintenance worker Melvin Peete stepped outside to take out a bag of garbage when he...

The giant state championship trophy wasn’t the only treat awaiting the 163 kids of Gifford Grade School on Monday. Everyone was treated to ice cream bars as well. “It’s been...

Urbana High School’s Class of 1962 celebrated its 60th reunion on Sept. 24 at Jupiter’s at the Crossing in Champaign. Here’s more on the Tigers and a wonderful weekend, courtes...

URBANA — Some Urbana High schoolers managed to bring home a victory on their home turf during Homecoming Week. Without a varsity football team to take the field, UHS classes sh...

He has 429 wins and a trip to state under his belt as Champaign Central High School’s well-established baseball coach. Yet John Staab decided this year to return to coaching at th...

Congratulations to Champaign Edison, St. Joseph and Gifford for reaching the IESA state baseball tournament. All three teams will play quarterfinal games Friday in East Peoria. T...

CHAMPAIGN — Champaign Central’s varsity football team made itself at home at McKinley Field on Saturday afternoon. Though Wheaton St. Francis claimed a 69-14 win in the venue’s...

The resilient kids at Fisher High School are treating homecoming week like any other — even in the absence of a varsity football program. They decorated hallways and worked on ...

CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign school district’s school-placement program will likely receive an overhaul next summer. In a presentation at Monday night’s board meeting, consulti...

Of course the Urbana High School Marching Tigers would like to be playing at varsity football games this season. It’s part of what they do. But when the 2022 varsity season was...

Justin Barnhart doesn’t care much for down time. When he’s not teaching physical education at Centennial, the Urbana native keeps himself busy as the school’s assistant athleti...

Amanda Jansen grew up with her head buried in books, so it made sense that she taught seventh- and eighth-grade literature at Fisher Junior Senior High for the last 18 years. W...

CHAMPAIGN — Answers to many of neighborhood residents’ questions about a first-of-its-kind Saturday afternoon Central High varsity football game at McKinley Field were provided Mo...

Hall of Fame high school basketball coach Lee Cabutti has died. He was 97. Cabutti coached basketball in Champaign for 29 years, winning more games than anyone in school distr...

The impact that Myron Luth had on the softball scene at Heritage schools will be easy to spot on Saturday, many of his former players returning for a tournament in his name at the...

OMNI Youth Services is hosting a parent and community webinar on Thursday, September 29 with Special Agent Greg Czaczkowski from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prov...

Whether they’re found around Champaign-Urbana, like the one discovered at Rose Bowl Tavern, or across the country, like the one found in LaGuardia Airport in New York City, or aro...

GIBSON CITY — With an open date on its football schedule this week, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley football team and others associated with the school will get together tonight to ...