ICYMI: In a recent interview with The News-Gazette, Republican candidate for County Clerk Terrence Stuber was asked whether or not Trump won the 2020 election: 2020 did a number on everyone’s faith in the election …
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The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is providing vaccine discovery activity kits
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Curious how vaccines were developed, now that we are consistently talking about vaccines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? Carl R. Woese Institute for Geonomic Biology, which you’ve probably heard simply as IGB, has developed these vaccine …
Register now to attend the Household Hazardous Waste Collection on April 10th
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will sponsor a Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday, April 10th in Champaign. The collection event is open to all Illinois residents; however, residents must register for an appointment in …
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners hosting first-ever virtual auction and raffle
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Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners is hosting its first-ever virtual auction and raffle. The event will run Monday, February 22nd through Saturday, March 6th. Items include donations from local businesses, artists, and more. Proceeds from this event …
Surprising no one, Rodney Davis votes to protect extremist Republicans
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The House of Representatives just voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of her committee appointments over disturbing comments she made regarding (among other things) her support for executing prominent Democrats, her belief that the …
Seven projects bring construction season in Champaign County
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Gov. Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois will be blanketing the Champaign-Urbana area into 2022. Seven projects in the area total more than $83 million in infrastructure investments. “With the Rebuild Illinois capital plan, Illinois isn’t just …
Altgeld bells tolling for Hiroshima August 5th, Nagasaki August 8th
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As part of a global bellringing commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Japan, the Altgeld bells will toll 75 times for each: at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 5th for Hiroshima, and 9:02 …
Illinois Global Institute and the Center for African Studies hosting forum today
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Illinois Global Institute and the Center for African Studies will host C-U and international youth as they discuss their lives in the midst of the global pandemic. As a sign of our times, the roundtable …
Youth Climate Justice Forum launches new podcast
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Champaign-Urbana’s Youth Climate Justice Forum is a youth-led group of climate activists from schools around Champaign-Urbana working to collectively create change by empowering and inspiring their peers and their community, particularly through raising awareness about …
See a screening of The Story of Plastic this week
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Champaign County Environmental Stewards, Food and Water Watch – Midwest, and the Prairie Group of the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter are teaming up to bring you an important film. The Story of Plastics brings into …