Riggs Beer News Today

The stars will be out Wednesday night at Riggs Beer in Urbana, site of the CU Schools Foundation’s annual Spring Fling. To be honored: nine teachers as Shining Stars and

The rural Philo resident was the unanimous choice for the honor by a group of former Farm Leaders of the Year who gathered last week at The News-Gazette office.

Hope Village’s developers — Carle Health, University of Illinois and Champaign County Health Care Consumers — conducted the third community meeting to date to address concerns on Thursday.

Notes from the newsroom …

We’re deep into voting season for this year’s People’s Choice awards, and we’re looking to hear from more of you.

Some Illinois farmers unaffected by national supply chain issues have seen unexpected benefits from the pandemic, including new interest in locally grown foods.

Despite enduring two years of pandemic-era hardships, many Illinois farmers say their decisions to take risks and embrace new business models two years ago led to some silver linings.