D.W. Stevick wasn't the first person to suggest that Champaign and Urbana should merge to become one larger city. But he was ...

Gene Hackman’s trainer, Mike Anaya, spoke with Fox News Digital about working with the late actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, including their kindness and Hackman’s ability to throw a punch.

Urbana residents will have the chance to vote for their next mayor.Plus, residents in Wards 2 and 6 will pick a new ...

Champaign City Council member Davion Williams, who was under fire last week for posting a swastika on his personal Facebook account, issued a public apology to the community this morning. Williams ...

In a statement released Tuesday, Williams said: "To the Community of Champaign-Urbana, City of Champaign, Residents of District One, Council, City Manager, and City Staff I come before you with ...

Tuesday is Urbana's democratic primary election. Voters will decide between Annie Adams and DeShawn Williams in the mayoral election.

In this week’s Meet the Mayor, WCIA’s Mitchell Rife sat down with Diane Marlin to talk about her final months as Urbana’s ...

Urbana effectively elects a new mayor next week, on Tuesday. Regardless of the outcome, the city is in a good spot. Despite ...

Playwright Gab Reisman, an Urbana native who got her start at the theater, tells a story of family obligations, unfulfilled ...

Even though Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow — meaning, we have a few more weeks of winter ahead of us here in Central ...

Tom Kacich/The News-Gazette The front page of the Feb. 10, 1925, News-Gazette proclaimed publisher D.W. Stevick’s desire for Champaign and Urbana to become ‘one big city.’ Columnist One ...