The United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service made the designation on January 24th. From the press release: Image provided by City of Champaign. The benefits of the Historic District designation include …
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Illinois Student Government is facilitating a Chief gear buyback
Illinois Student Government is partnering with the Native American and Indigenous Students Organization to encourage students and community members to trade in their Chief gear for new official Illinois merchanside. Here are the exchange locations. Exchanges …
Parkland trustees approved a tuition freeze and debt forgiveness plan
Despite decreases in state funding, Parkland has been able to reduce costs elsewhere in order to hold tuition rates for 2020-2021 at the same rates as in 2019-2020. They are also implementing a plan called …
This Champaign County Humane Society post is kind of amazing
If you’d like a little day brightener, check out this wonderful Instagram post about two cats available for adoption at CCHS: View this post on Instagram …
Ebertfest has announced its opening and closing films
Ebertfest 2020 is scheduled for April 15-18, and though we are still anticipating the release of the full film schedule, they have released the films and related guests that will be opening and closing the …
Staerkel Planetarium is offering sensory friendly shows on February 29th
On February 29th, Staerkel Planetarium will be offering its first ever sensory friendly shows. They are specifically for those on the autism spectrum, any kind of sensory sensitivity, or young children, but are open to …
Stefanie Smith is a passionate progressive running for Congress
Julie sat down with Urbana resident Stefanie Smith to talk about her bid for the U.S. House of Representatives.
AgTech Innovation Summit is happening March 4th
University of Illinois Research Park is once again hosting the AgTech Innovation Summit. It’s the 5th annual event, and it “features a unique mix of investors from throughout the Midwest, large corporations, prominent academics and …
You can engage with art on the KAM response wall
Each month, Krannert Art Museum selects a piece of art to display on their “response wall” on the lower level of the museum. Patrons are invited to write down their thoughts and reactions and interpretations …
A Year of Creative Writers kicks off tonight with Anna Deavere Smith
Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities is launching A Year of Creative Writers, a series of discussions featuring important writers and authors, across all three U of I campuses. Anna Deavere Smith is up …