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08/20/2025

👀 Guess what’s back?
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Catch it on our live shows starting September 25th.

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➡️ Because this is where your stories are told.

08/13/2025

🧡💙 What a day for these Illini Journalism students! 🐻🏈
They had the incredible opportunity to attend the Chicago Bears Women in Sports Media Expo, connecting with industry pros, gaining insights, and exploring future career paths.

From inspiring panels to one-on-one conversations, this was an unforgettable experience that left everyone motivated and ready to take on the sports media world.

07/17/2025

🎉 As we gear up for a brand new year this August, we're still celebrating one of our biggest moments from last year! En Vivo Contigo took home First Place at the 2025 Ñ Awards from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists! 🏆

Read more about this incredible honor and what it means for our team:
🔗 https://media.illinois.edu/en-vivo-contigo-wins-first-place-for-2025-n-award-from-the-national-association-of-hispanic-journalists/



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07/12/2025

The future of En Vivo Contigo just showed up in full force at 💥
We’re coming back next year bigger, stronger, and ready to elevate even more voices.
UI7 Newsroom returns in just 69 days… let the countdown begin. 🎬📺🔥

07/11/2025

🎉 BIG WIN ALERT 🎉
En Vivo Contigo just took 1st Place at the NAHJ ñ Awards for Student Broadcast Journalism! 🏆✨

👏 Shoutout to Emilio Reyes, whose powerful interview with Dr. Callesano explored the deep impact of linguistics on Spanish-speaking families.

👏 And major love to Jackie Barba for producing this award-winning work behind the scenes.

This is the first-ever award for En Vivo Contigo — and we’re just getting started.

🇲🇽💬 Representation matters. Stories matter. This team is telling them right.

07/01/2025

🎉 Big congrats to Nathan Gonzalez — winner of the $5,000 Walter Cronkite Scholarship from !

Nathan becomes the third student in the past decade to earn this prestigious honor. He’s currently spending his summer interning at Fox News in Washington, D.C. 🏛️📺

We’re proud to see our journalists making waves beyond campus.

06/05/2025

BREAKING: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Names New Chancellor 📣

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has officially named Dr. Charles Lee Isbell Jr. as its next Chancellor.
Dr. Isbell is a leading computer scientist, academic innovator and provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will become the 11th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and vice president of the University of Illinois System, U of I System President Tim Killeen announced today.

Stay tuned for more on Chancellor Isbell’s vision and what this means for the Illinois community.

05/14/2025

🎉 Big news! Tomorrow night, students from the Journalism Department’s documentary class with Alison Davis will be featured on WILL’s Prairie Fire! 📺 What an incredible accomplishment — their hard work and storytelling will be showcased on a major platform.

Be sure to tune in and support our amazing students! 👏

👉 Details on how to Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/share/16WA3Qzd5P/?mibextid=xfxF2i

05/14/2025

🎉 Big news! Tomorrow night, students from the Journalism Department’s documentary class with Alison Davis will be featured on WILL’s Prairie Fire! 📺 What an incredible accomplishment — their hard work and storytelling will be showcased on a major platform.

Be sure to tune in and support our amazing students! 👏

👉 Details on how to Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/share/16WA3Qzd5P/?mibextid=xfxF2i

This group of dedicated documentary students poured countless hours into tomorrow’s edition of “Prairie Fire.” Thanks to for having the brilliant idea to collaborate! Check out the four short they produced, shot and edited tomorrow at 7:30 on WILL-TV.

05/08/2025

Leading Through Change is live on Facebook right now @ ui7newsroom. See what Chancellor Robert Jones has to say about his time at Illinois.

05/08/2025

The Japan House at the University of Illinois at the University of Illinois have announced the passing of Professor Emeritus Shozo Sato.
Sato Sensei lived an extraordinary 91 years, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of creativity, wisdom, and cultural exchange. His decades of teaching Japanese arts and aesthetics inspired generations of students, and his groundbreaking work—ranging from Kabuki Shakespeare productions to chado (tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging), sumi-e (ink painting), and shodo (calligraphy)—continues to resonate in the hearts of many.
He will be greatly missed, but his influence and artistry live on.