The Daily Illini is an independent newspaper run by University of Illinois students. It is owned by Illini Media, the parent company of the Daily Illini and other student-run media publications. The paper is not sanctioned with the University of Illinois. It focuses on news and events related to the campus community, but is distributed freely throughout Urbana-Champaign.​ Check out their homepage. The paper publishes Monday-Thursday. It recently downsized from four days a week. Sections include news, features and sports with periodic special publications for holidays and special events.

It is also the home of the Salary Guide, an online database of University of Illinois employee's salaries.

Controversies

In October 2015, The Daily Illini came under fire from students and community members for publishing a controversial Halloween-themed comic. The comic depicted a man climbing a fence and saying "I'm going as an illegal immigrant!" Students expressed their frustrations via social media and the Daily Illini issued an apology. To read more about this, click here.