With the summer heat already in full effect, the Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office needs some help keeping those they serve safe. They are looking for donations of bottles of water and snack items to hand …
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A U of I College of Media alum just won a Pulitzer Prize
Eli Murray, a 2015 U of I graduate and reporter for the Tampa Bay Times won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for contributing to the series “Poisoned“, an “exposé of highly toxic hazards …
Staerkel Planetarium is hosting a free lunar eclipse viewing
This Sunday, May 15th, there will be a lunar eclipse that will be visible to most of North America (as long as the clouds stay away). The C-U Astronomical Society and Planetarium staff will be …
Beckman Institute’s IKIDS study is part of national research on chemical levels in pregnant women
Beckman Institute’s Illinois Kids Development Study is a “prospective birth cohort study in which women are enrolled early in pregnancy and their children are followed from birth through middle childhood to investigate the impact of …
Mother Murphy’s is opening a store in Champaign
I was born and raised in Normal, and Mother Murphy’s was a mysterious curiosity of a place to myself and my friends. I’ve mentioned it a couple of times in this magazine — Mother Murphy’s is …
The first Carle Illinois College of Medicine class graduates this weekend
Carle Health System and the University of Illinois partnered in 2018 to create the world first engineering-based medical school. The inaugural class will be graduating on May 15th, with 100 percent of the class matching …
College of ACES alums can attend ACES Family Academies this summer
The College of ACES Alumni Association hosts ACES Family Academies each summer, and they are back in person for Summer 2022. College of ACES alums can bring youth ages 8-13 — children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews, …
Barbers from Beard Culture gave trims to Earth, Wind, and Fire members
Beard Culture Barber Shop and Gallery owner Ausharra Knox and his son Ausharra Knox II trimmed up original Earth, Wind, and Fire members Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson before their show at the State Farm …
United Way of Champaign County has a new early childhood initiative
On May 12th, at the Champaign County Community Coalition Walk as One event, United Way of Champaign County is launching their new early childhood initiative — Read, Talk, Play, Everyday! This is a year-round campaign that …
Dance Music Therapy is back
After a two year break, Dance Music Therapy is back in action at the Lake House at Crystal Lake Park. The free monthly event began in 2016 with DJs Terrance Stevenson, Kamau Grantham, and Mikki Johnson …