Earlier this week, United Way of Champaign County participated in WCIA’s Day of Giving and raised more that $60,000 to support their new initiative: Victory over Violence. They have six partners that will benefit from …
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Another Hasan Minhaj show has been added at the Virginia Theatre
Hasan Minhaj is coming to the Virginia Theatre on March 26th. His first show sold out, so another one will be added at 10 p.m. — I cannot handle an event that starts that late, but …
U of I grad Doug Melton is getting closer to a cure for Type 1 diabetes
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences shared that Doug Melton, who graduated in 1975 with a degree in biology, began working on a cure for Type 1 diabetes after his son was diagnosed at …
Enjoy some classical music at Spurlock Museum this Saturday
Student ensembles from the School of Music will be performing classical chamber music in the Spurlock Museum Central Core Gallery on Saturday, December 4th at 2 p.m. The concert is free, and you can sit …
Langston Allston is designing a custom Bulls hat for a giveaway
The Chicago Bulls are doing their fourth Chicago Artist Hat Series, partnering with All Star Press to give away thousands of custom Bulls hats designed by Chicago artists. This time around, one of the hats …
Important: Rainn Wilson tweeted about C-U
Actor Rainn Wilson was thinking about little ‘ol C-U tonight (h/t to Carly McCrory-McKay for the heads up on the tweet): Can someone please explain why Champaign-Urbana got changed to Urbana-Champaign?! Was there a war? …
The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign is hosting a holiday kids’ bike giveaway
The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with the U of I Campus Bike Center, is hosting a kids’ bike giveaway at 202 S. Broadway on December 11th from 1 to 3 p.m., or until …
The Station Theatre is hosting a holiday pop-up shop
Add the Station Theatre to your list of shopping stops this holiday season. On December 12th, from 4 to 7 p.m., you can find items from art vendors Olly Greer, Laro Designs, Fun Time Bootleg …
Rodney Davis is running in IL-15
Now that Governor Pritzker has officially signed the new congressional maps into law, Rodney Davis has declared that he will not run for governor and will run for Congress in IL-15. The new map places Davis’ …
A stroll through Uptown Normal
Uptown Normal is a nice little shopping district just 50 miles to the west.