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Champaign Urbana Ballet’s holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” returns to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for two weekends; November 30, December 1-2 and 7-9. This time-honored community tradition will feature a freshly reimagined scene featuring the very smallest cast members. The darling new “Dutch Dairy” scene is expertly designed, locally inspired, and […]

Whitney Setterdahl knows what it is like to be a teenager battling cancer. The University of Illinois was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer when she was 18. As a teenager battling cancer, Setterdahl went back and forth between pediatric oncology appointments as well as regular adult oncologist appointments. While she […]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com High school football games where the home team loses 34-6 aren’t often referred to as “historic” or “memorable.” An Oct. 5 non-conference game at Westville deserves those titles even though visiting Westmont prevailed by 28 points. Three of the five men officiating the game that night […]

The recipe is a closely guarded secret. In fact, no one who was making the cheese balls for the women’s sorority Psi Iota Xi-Iota Sigma knows the exact ingredients.   The women conceded that Todd Woods, owner of the St. Joseph IGA, who mixes the cheese blend may be the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team won the championship at the Lady Falcon/Bunnie Tip-Off at Gibson City, handing Villa Grove/Heritage its first loss in the finals on Friday. Meanwhile, Oakwood’s girls’ team extended its winning streak to three games to start the season. St. Joseph-Ogden No opponent […]

Who will be our next President? I hope I didn’t lose you right there. This isn’t a conversation about our President at all. But, my guess is that you know what the President does – or should do – or can do – or doesn’t do. Not this current President […]