Arts for Illinois is “a collaboration between the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, private philanthropy and you to support the arts community during the COVID-19 crisis.” You can donate to the program, which …
Posts by Jessica Hammie:
Time to fill out your census form
April 1st is Census Day, so if you haven’t already completed your online census form, please do so. You should have received several letters and maybe also a postcard with your unique code in the …
Dispatches from isolation: March 30th
Jess takes us through her 18th day in isolation.
Read this essay by a Champaigner currently living in Iran
In this new COVID-19 pandemic world, I’m finding it hard to get away from screens and news feeds. There’s an onslaught of terrible news from everywhere. Globally we are all doing much of the same, …
Here are the ways you can help C-U’s immigrant community during this crisis
The massive stimulus package passed this weekend, which will hopefully bring some relief to people across the county. However, immigrants do not stand to benefit from all of the relief efforts; those without legal status …
Take a moment to look at Prairie Fruits Farm’s baby goats
One of the non-health things I’m most sad about in this COVID-19 crisis is that I won’t be able to visit Prairie Fruits Farm to see the baby goats. According to Facebook, the 100th baby …
Look at the wonderful dance videos from U of I Dance students
How does one take (or teach, for that matter) an online, virtual learning studio class? How do you learn how to dance, or how to paint, or how to draw through Zoom? It’s not easy. …
Here’s a wiki for COVID-19 info in C-U
The C-U COVID-19 wiki is a work in progress, so please note that some information might not be entirely up to date, especially because things are still changing. You can edit if you have an …
You can now get a virtual library card
If you’re a resident of or property owner in Champaign and in need of a public library card, you can now get one online. Champaign Public Library just announced that you can now sign up …
City of Champaign has set up curbside food pick up zones
The City of Champaign has marked designated zones to make things a little easier when you’re picking up your curbside food orders from Downtown Champaign restaurants. You pull up into the zone, call the restaurant …