Every summer, the Champaign Park District offers free concerts in the park at Hessel, and the first one happens May 5th from 2 to 5 p.m. and will feature the Edison Middle School Jazz Band. …
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Bike to Work Day is happening on May 1st
May is C-U Bike Month, and the Cities of Champaign and Urbana are joining with MTD, the Champaign County RDC, the UIUC, and Champaign County Bikes to encourage folks in the community to encourage safe …
Urbana is a sanctuary city. What does that mean?
In light of our recent article about ICE arresting undocumented immigrants in the area, specifically in Urbana, which is a designated sanctuary city, we thought it might be helpful to examine exactly what that designation …
Carol J. Mitten has been named Urbana City Administrator
The position has been vacant since 2007. From the press release: Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin announced today that Carol J. Mitten will assume duties as City Administrator in early June of this year. Ms. Mitten …
The Illinois Marathon is coming up this weekend, so prepare for road closures
The Illinois Marathon brings loads of people and activity and commerce to our community every year, and it also brings some traffic headaches. The City of Urbana has announced it’s road closings for April 28th: …
The Land Connection farmers’ market will be back on May 15th
Farmers’ market season is upon us, so hooray for fresh local items, and shopping for said items outside. The Land Connection will be kicking off this year’s market on May 15th from 3:30 to 6:30 …
Champaign yard waste collection has been extended
Since we have experienced 382 months of winter this year, you may not have gotten a chance to do any yardwork. Therefore, the City of Champaign has given you some extra time to get it …
The Illinois Attorney General is suing Suburban Express
We have had many opportunities to highlight the horribly racist actions of Dennis Toeppen, most recently because of a Suburban Express email that alluded to passengers on his buses “not feeling like they were in …
It seems that Smoked could be setting up shop at The Icehouse
At least that’s what this Facebook post seems to be implying: Photo from Facebook
The first Matthew C. Farrell 5K Run/Walk will happen in June
Farrell was a well known local artist and graphic designer who was tragically killed in 2016. The 5K will benefit the Matthew C. Farrell Memorial Fund and Scholarship, set up shortly after his death. …