About the County Board: The County Board is the central legislative body of our Champaign County government. There are 11 districts, and two board members elected to each district. The County Board makes decisions about …
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Listen for the Altgeld Chimes Mid-Autumn Festival Thursday, October 1st
The next Altgeld Chimes Concert, “Amplify Their Voices: Songs for the Mid-Autumn Festival,” is Thursday, October 1st at 11:50 a.m., 12:50 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. This concert will feature East Asian songs about autumn and …
El Toro II is moving into a smaller space down the street
According to the News-Gazette, El Toro II, on S Neil Street in Champaign, will move just down the street into a smaller, newer space currently under construction. The new location is next to Papa Del’s …
County Board District 10: Mary King vs. Mike Kobel
About the County Board: The County Board is the central legislative body of our Champaign County government. There are 11 districts, and two board members elected to each district. The County Board makes decisions about …
U of I Senate overwhelmingly favors kingfisher as new mascot
The University of Illinois Senate voted last night (Monday, September 21st) in support of naming the kingfisher the new mascot. In a vote of 105 to 2, the faculty agreed with the students that the …
Do not let a pandemic prevent you from acquiring parking lot meat
I know that top of mind for you of late has been anxiety about where you will get your mall meat. Nevermind a global pandemic and a crumbling democracy; you have mouths to feed. No …
Even Audubon Magazine thinks the kingfisher is a good mascot
The kingfisher is the best suggestion for a replacement mascot at the University of Illinois. Last week, Audubon Magazine agreed. Sure, Audubon loves birds, obviously, but in this article writer Nicholas Lund makes the case …
Have you been to Masijta Grill recently?
This Korean restaurant in Urbana is one of our favorites; it even made our BEST of the decade list. (Read our reviews here and here.) While the weather is nice, you can enjoy a meal …
This is what your vote by mail envelopes will look like
The Champaign County Clerk‘s office has posted photos of what vote by mail envelopes will look like. The envelope you receive will have dark blue vertical stripe on the left side; the envelope you drop …
The City of Champaign wants your thoughts on future public safety policy decisions
The City of Champaign has scheduled several listening sessions to hear public feedback about “future public safety policy decisions.” The sessions will be via Zoom; the first session is Thursday, September 24th. Details are below. …