Krannert Art Museum Curator Maureen Warren recently gave a Zoom lecture titled “Fake News: Dutch Broadsides as Attack Ads, Propaganda, and Lying Pictures in the Seventeenth Century” as part of Print Study Day at the …
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No, really — have you voted yet?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. That’s this upcoming Tuesday, just a handful of days away. We’ve been talking about voting a lot (here and here, most recently). If you haven’t yet voted, do you …
Visit Champaign County’s Restaurant Week 2021 will feature takeout
In some good food news, Visit Champaign County is moving forward with Restaurant Week 2021. The weeklong event will take place January 29th through February 6th. Instead of indoor dining with a focus on three-course …
Illinois House of Representatives District 103: Brad Bielert vs. Carol Ammons
District 103 encompasses most of Champaign and Urbana. Democrat Carol Ammons was elected to the seat in 2014. Brad Bielert Libertarian Bielert is a mechanic whose family has lived in Champaign for three generations. This …
Joan Dykstra is retiring from public office
Joan Dykstra, the sitting Village President of Savoy, is retiring from public office, according to the News-Gazette. She will not seek reelection next spring. Dykstra has spent 30 years in office, serving on the Champaign …
Rosati’s Pizza in Urbana has permanently closed
Rosati’s Pizza in Urbana permanently closed yesterday, Sunday, October 25th. From the press release annoucing the closure: We are sad to inform you that at the end of today (Sunday, October 25, 2020) we will …
What are your Halloween plans?
Earlier this month, the mayors of Champaign and Urbana announced trick or treating hours as 5 to 7 p.m. on Halloween (Saturday, October 31st). The state and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District have issued guidances …
I finally tried something savory from Rick’s Bakery
And I was not disappointed. In late 2018, we published an article highlighting Rick’s savory options, and on a whim this week I stopped in for sweets and some lunch. My husband ordered the ham …
Champaign County Coroner: Chaundra Bishop vs. Dwayne Northrup
The Champaign County Coroner is an elected representative who issues death certificates, cremation permits, and investigates all deaths that occur without a licensed physician present. This includes all “traumatic” deaths like gunshots and overdoses. The …
The luxury of having a museum to yourself (sort of)
Jess visited Krannert Art Museum, which, under COVID-19 restrictions, has to limit the number of visitors at one time.