The U of I subreddit, r/uiuc, truly is a special place. Yesterday, someone posted this awesome video (embedded below), which is a shot-for-shot remake of the popular sketch comedy show Portlandia, with a bit of a …
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Yoga at Meadowbrook Park begins for the season this Saturday
The Urbana Park District‘s Saturday morning Yoga session makes its triumphant return to Meadowbrook Park this weekend. The classes are free, and run from 9 – 10 am, and are open to those aged 15 …
Habitat for Humanity hosting Interfaith Dedications this Sunday
One of the most important aspects of Habitat for Humanity‘s work in C-U is their interfaith builds, which connect good-doers of all religions to help make our community stronger. This coming Sunday, Habitat will be …
Leadbelly’s and Fluid Events Center officially closed
As music venues seem to be picked off one by one in Champaign-Urbana, even more sad news comes out of Champaign this morning, as Fluid Events Center and Leadbelly’s Arcade Bar have announced their closure …
The Illini Inn was demolished this morning
Well, that escalated quickly. Just this past Monday, word was going around the internet that Illini Inn would be demolished this summer. What they failed to mention, however, was this the demolition was coming way …
Music and puppets to be featured at this week’s Art at the Market
For those of you looking for something to do this weekend, Urbana’s Market at the Square will be offering some unique entertainment as part of their monthly Art at the Market series. This time, the …
U of I group hosting vigil against terrorism tonight
If you’ve been following the news over the past couple of weeks, terrorism across the globe has become pretty hard to ignore. With recent attacks in London, Paris, Kabul, and most recently, Tehran, attacks are …
CLAW seeking new wrestlers
It’s a pretty well-established fact that one of the best, and most unique, live entertainment events in Champaign-Urbana belongs to Champaign Ladies Amateur Wrestling (CLAW), which pits wrestlers against each other, aided by awesome live …
U of I scientists discover world’s oldest mushroom fossil
In case you needed another reason to prove that the University of Illinois is globally relevant, today you can have one. U of I scientists, working on behalf of the Illinois Natural History Survey, have …
Check out this new video of WILL’s Book Mentor Program
If you’re not familiar with WILL’s Book Mentor Program, you probably should be. The program, which has been around since 2004, provides thousands of books to youth in Champaign-Urbana via Head Start programs. Check out …