Last night, the Champaign City Council voted on a plea from PACA (Preservation and Conservation Association) to grant landmark status to the Burnham House on Lynn and Church Streets in Champaign, as well as two …
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Students do the grading on climate
A group of local high school and college students graded the City of Urbana on their climate action. The results were somewhat surprising.
Champaign County Young Dems hosting an IL-13 town hall
Candidates are filing their petitions this week, and the countdown to the 2018 election is on (actually it was probably on a year ago, but now it’s more official). The Champaign County Young Democrats are …
Krannert Center collecting winter clothing for students in need
Today is Giving Tuesday, developed as a response to the consumerism of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc. Here’s a great giving opportunity that gives immediate help to kids locally. Krannert Center is hosting their annual …
Adopt-a-Family for Courage Connection this year
Looking for a meaningful way to give back this holiday season? Every year Courage Connection establishes an adopt-a-family program to help make the season a bit brighter for it’s clients. You sign up using their …
The People’s Agenda is hosting a “Primary Primer” in January
Primaries, particularly in a non-Presidential election year, have historically low turnouts, which is not awesome. The People’s Agenda is offering a Primary Primer on January 21th (seems fitting that it’s almost exactly a year after …
2nd annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Program is this Sunday
A year ago I attended the first Interfaith Thanksgiving Program hosted by Interfaith Alliance C-U. Just a couple of weeks after the nasty 2016 election, when I was quickly losing faith in humanity, it was …
Britt Von Decker brings her hat-making talents to C-U
Julie chats with milliner Britt Von Decker in anticipation of her trunk show this weekend at Rumours Hat Shoppe.
RESIST 2.0 Art Event is coming in March
Last spring, local educators Katie Snyder and Shannon Percocco put together the RESIST Art Show as another way to protest as well as heal from the effects of the exhausting political climate. They’ve recently announced …
A computer revolution: Brian Dear tells the story of PLATO
Julie talks with Brian Dear, author of a new book about a revolutionary computer system created at the University of Illinois.