It’s 2022, and that means we are facing a midterm election, and will be a doozy. Redistricting means all state and county offices that represent a district will be on the ballot. We will be …
Posts by Julie McClure:
Maize on Green is now serving breakfast
Some very important food news happened over the holidays. Maize on Green Street is now offering breakfast every day from 8 to 11 a.m. They do not currently have their breakfast menu in PDF form …
Take a StoryWalk at Homer Lake this week
With our current COVID situation, outdoor activities are crucial to safely getting out of the house, and the forest preserves have been an amazing option for this. Through January 10th, you can take a self-guided …
Make some herbal tonics with Common Ground and The Land Connection
On January 29th, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Common Ground Food Co-op and The Land Connection are sponsoring an Elderberry Syrup and Fire Cider Class with Joan Jach from Old Town Flowers CU. The class itself …
Mary Miller is running against Rodney Davis
Redistricting in Illinois placed current IL-13 rep Rodney Davis in a new district, IL-15. He announced his intention to run in IL-15 about a month ago. Current IL-15 rep Mary “Hitler was right on one …
Two low-barrier emergency shelters will be open throughout the winter
C-U at Home, with funding assistance from the City of Champaign, the City of Urbana, Cunningham Township, the Champaign County Board, and the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, will be operating two low-barrier emergency shelters …
Here are your options for COVID testing in C-U
With cases surging as many are coming off of holiday celebrations and family gatherings, a lot of us are looking for COVID tests. Low-threshold community testing locations are listed below (if you are U of …
The Blue Waters supercomputer is powering down on December 31st
After 10 years of operation, the Blue Waters supercomputer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications is shutting down for good. Some stats: The system was awarded to NCSA in 2007 by the National Science …
Darren Bailey shared some Obama cookies at his latest fundraising event
State Senator Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, is running for governor, and it looks like he might be considering “Hope and Change” as his new campaign slogan. Funny, because that symbol is pretty visible in this meme …
Here are details for Champaign and Urbana tree collection
If you have a real Christmas tree this year, be sure to mark your calendar for tree collection times. Collection will happen on one day in Champaign, and over the course of a week in …