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'Critical infrastructure': UI professor discusses risks from Canvas cyberattack
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (965+ words) A user in the r/UIUC subreddit shared this image of the message left by hacker group Shiny Hunters on Canvas. University of Illinois Provost John Coleman warned students against clicking the links included in the message, stating that these…...
As heard on N-G Radio | Illinois 'right in the bull's eye' of jet stream, leading to national-high tornado reports
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (284+ words) CHAMPAIGN " In the first four months of a typical year, 20 tornadoes are reported across the Land of Lincoln. But as siren-wary Illinoisans know by now, 2026 has been anything but typical. Through April 30, according to data compiled by the National Oceanic…...
GC solar map | News | news-gazette. com
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (5+ words) GC solar map'The News-Gazette...
Inside Out | Spring in motion | Parks-recreation | news-gazette. com
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (217+ words) Phenology, or life cycles, can be studied using i Naturalist. Last year, at this time, redbuds were in full bloom. This year, most are already past peak bloom. Some animals can even become minor celebrities, such as this tailless gray…...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds
3+ week, 4+ day ago (852+ words) Super Typhoon Sinlaku spins over the North Pacific Ocean in this image acquired Monday with the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite. A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U. S. islands in the Pacific…...
Capitol News Illinois | Illinois lawmakers begin days of deep dives on data centers
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (1391+ words) Environmental advocates rally for greater data center regulation in Illinois at the Capitol on Wednesday." SPRINGFIELD " Illinois lawmakers are digging deep on data centers, with a House committee hearing from mayors, labor groups and agriculture representatives about the facilities" local…...
Big 10 | An Earth Month checkup on the planet's health
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1185+ words) Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window earlier this month after completing the translunar injection burn. This being Earth Month, we reconvened a supersized panel of University of Illinois climate experts for…...
Sen. Duckworth tours UI biotech facility
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (793+ words) Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth leads discussion in the biotechnology race between China and the U. S. at the roundtable on UI's campus Friday afternoon. U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. , views byproducts of precision fermentation during a Friday afternoon tour of the Illinois Fermentation…...
My Turn | A life in tornado alley
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (983+ words) Clouds begin to descend on May 16, 2025, as a major storm that spawned tornadoes rolls through the western St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo. , before heading east to the city, causing major damage. Tuscola is located in tornado alley, a region…...
Groups running out of time to raise millions to save unique Michigan prairie
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (923+ words) The clock is ticking to preserve a portion of rare land in Brownstown Township near Detroit. A large chunk of the area known as Sibley Prairie, equal to about half the size of Detroit's Belle Isle, was recently listed for…...