After receiving a $400,000 grant from the Illinois COVID Response Fund, DREAAM House will be able to expand services for underserved families in C-U.
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Best of Africa’s Food Store was named Illinois Family-Owned Small Business of the Year
The honor was bestowed by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Illinois District Office and the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC as part of the celebration of National Small Business Week. From the press …
Illini Union noontime performances can provide entertainment for your lunch break
Each weekday, you can tune into the Illini Union’s Facebook livestream and catch performances from talented University of Illinois musicians. They sing, they play a variety of instruments, and they can offer a little entertainment …
Have you found the Family Meal end cap at Common Ground?
It’s Family Meals Month at Common Ground, and each week they are featuring a meal developed by Education and Outreach Coordinator Sarah Buckman. All the ingredients and a recipe card are stocked on a front …
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District is expanding Illinois Terminal
The expansion is part of a joint development project with Core Spaces. Here’s the press release. Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) today announced its plans to improve and expand Illinois Terminal. By expanding the facility on …
Illinois Newsroom has an election resource page
We will be offering up plenty of election coverage here at Smile Politely, but Illinois Newsroom is another great resource for all things election 2020. You can learn about specific candidates, find information about voting …
The 5th Annual Expungement and Recording Sealing Summit will be virtual this year
Each year, Champaign County Circuit Clerk Katie Blakeman hosts this event, which offers free legal advice and full-service assistance with filing for adult and juvenile record sealing and expungement. Due to COVID, this year’s event, …
Plantation Point, a street in Urbana, has been changed to River Birch Lane
Plantation Point was the name of a street in the Stone Creek subdivision in Urbana. The Urbana City Council voted in favor of the change earlier this summer, after a group of homeowners petitioned for …
Meet Cynthia Cunningham, candidate for Illinois State House of Representatives
Cynthia Cunningham is running against Mike Marron for State Representative of the 104th District.
Big Ten football will play this fall, beginning October 23rd
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to reinstate the fall football season, after it was postponed back in August. It will begin the weekend of October 23rd and 24th, though a schedule has …