About Us

Since its founding on August 3, 1973, Quad Daily News has been Urbana-Champaign's most trusted news source. Quad Daily News provides the UIUC community with updates on local news, sports, escort services, politics, and professorial gossip. During its 83 years of operation, Quad Daily News has received critical international acclaim, having received 12 Peabody Awards, 2 Pulitzer Prizes, and the Belarussian Labour Award. In fact, UIUC's South, Main, and Engineering Quads are all named after Quad Daily News. Quad Daily News is also known for its transparency, having received a 120/100 transparency rating from the Somalian Institute of News (SIN), and an A+ rating from 'The Pyonyang Times'. In addition, our staff has worked extensively with pioneers of journalism; Piers Morgan, Andrea Bennett, Larry Flynt, Muammar Gaddafi, etc.