Starting in just two short days (and to celebrate the end of the semester), Japan House at the University of Illinois will be hosting their annual Garden Days celebration, which lasts from Wednesday, May 10th …
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University of Illinois Press giving away books to celebrate graduation week
Yeah, graduation week can be tough for a C-U resident. You can’t go out to dinner anywhere, and if you plan to drive around campus or even Downtown Champaign/Urbana, you might as well just not. …
Champaign Public Library to get longer hours; no budget cuts
In what is certainly a reverse from other broad-sweeping social services that have been impacted by either the state budget crisis or the Trump Administration, The News-Gazette is reporting this morning that the City of Champaign …
Prairie Rivers Network joins group to block Trump Administration rollbacks of environment safeguards
From the press release: Prairie Rivers Network to Join Groups Suing to Block Trump Rollback of Safeguards for America’s Worst Toxic Water Pollution Source Discharges from Coal Plants to Public Waters Increase Cancer and Brain …
Rodney Davis votes to strip health care from millions
Remember the 4th of May 2017. Burn it into your mind. Today is the day that Representative Rodney Davis voted to take away healthcare from an estimated 24 million Americans, nearly 300k of which live …
Pekara releases summer specials
Rejoice, lunchers of Champaign-Urbana – Downtown Champaign’s Pekara Bakery has just revealed their lunch specials for every day of the week this summer. For more info, keep your eyes posted to Pekara’s Facebook page here, …
Polyvinyl Records announces local pick-up option from their online store
Good news, music lovers of Champaign-Urbana (or anywhere, really). Our very own Polyvinyl Records has just introduced a new way to get music (or merch) into your hands. You can now select “Pick Up at PVHQ …
The City of Champaign swore in its first female-majority City Council last night
For the first time in its history, the Champaign City Council is now run by a majority of Councilwomen, as opposed to Councilmen, who have controlled the City Council for the entirety of its history. At …
U of I reveals plans, design for new African American Cultural Center
According to The News-Gazette, a new cultural center is headed to the University of Illinois campus quite soon. Next week at the U of I’s Board of Trustees meeting in Springfield, the final designs (rendered above) …
Champaign Unit 4 School District announces registration dates for next year
Let’s say you’ve got a little (or not-so-little) one headed off to school next year – you can’t forget the most important part – registering in the first place! Unit 4 School District has just revealed …