My stepsister and I for real watched this movie every weekend of my latter childhood years. It was one of about 3 VHS tapes that lived at our parents’ house, and it never got old. I’m still down …
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Technically voter registration ends for Illinois today, but it really doesn’t
I’ve seen this posted a bunch of places, as many states have a registration deadline today, and it’s a bit confusing. Today is the last day that you can register in person at the County …
Anita Purves Friendship Grove Nature Playscape earns Urbana Park District an award
The Urbana Park District has been awarded the Governor’s Hometown Award for the playscape which opened in 2017. Here is the full press release: Governor Bruce Rauner’s office has informed Urbana Park District that the …
Today is “Essie Harris Day” in honor of the Douglass Library manager
Ms. Harris recently received the 2018 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award from the Illinois Library Association, and has worked for the Champaign Public Library for 49 years. Champaign Mayor Deb Feinen designated October 9th Essie Harris …
Japan House is having its Fall Open House this weekend
If you missed Matsuri at Japan House last month — and if you did I’m very sorry, it’s an amazing event — here is another opportunity to experience this campus cultural center. This year’s Matsuri coincided with …
U of I Community Credit Union is hosting Trick or Treating with the Stars
Because there’s never enough free candy for the children at Halloween, here’s another opportunity just in case. It is also another way to get some added mileage out of those costumes. The event will take …
40 North has a new round of MTD art featured artists
See some new local art when you ride MTD this fall — there are four new pieces that will be on display on every bus as well as on the first floor of the Terminal Building. …
Illinois Public Media is hosting a Rodney/Betsy debate in C-U
The good news: There’s an IL-13 debate happening here in C-U. The bad news: You won’t be able to watch in person. You do, however, have the opportunity to submit questions, which you can do …
Democratic candidates withdraw from a candidate forum because of the News-Gazette’s cartoon
Yesterday we posted about the utterly tasteless cartoon the News-Gazette chose to publish. It received a lot of backlash throughout the community, and now a group of Democratic candidates have pulled out of an upcoming …
A lasting legacy: The 50th anniversary of Project 500
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Project 500, the University of Illinois' first focused effort at increasing the number of Black and Latino students on campus.