After a year of mostly virtual performances, Krannert Center’s season kicks off September 17-18 with ELLNORA. From the press release: Friday performances include Celisse, AJ Ghent [j-ent], Punch Brothers, Ben Harper, and a collaboration with …
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Sitting volleyball player Nichole Millage is headed to Toyko
Recently, we spoke with Paralympic gold and silver medalist Nichole Millage about not being selected for the U.S. sitting volleyball team for the Tokyo Paralympics. What a difference a week can make. Millage was contacted …
Parkland College has two vaccine clinics coming up
On August 24th and September 14th, Parkland College will be partnering with Walgreens to offer Pfizer vaccine doses to all eligible community members. The walk up clinics will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. …
Soon you can sign up for a permanent vote by mail list
Earlier this year, the Illinois General Assembly passed an elections bill — then signed into law by Governor Pritzker — that establishes a permanant vote by mail list. Currently, voters request mail-in ballots for every election. This would …
U of I professor Ben Grosser was profiled in The Guardian
In 2019, U of I professor Ben Grosser produced the film Order of Magnitude, a montage of clips featuring Mark Zuckerburg using the words “more” and “bigger”. The film, along with with The Endless Doomscroller and his other pieces …
PYGMALION announces 2021 lineup
PYGMALION is back in person for their 17th year.
Champaign Unit 4 students will have free meals for the 2021-2022 school year
Thanks to funding from the USDA, all students, regardless of income, can receive free breakfast and lunch at all Unit 4 schools this year. Urbana District 116 has been doing this for a few years. …
“I will always be an advocate”: Chatting with Nichole Millage
Three time Paralympic medalist Nichole Millage reflects on the end of her sitting volleyball career, and looks ahead to the games in Tokyo.
Here are five films coming to Ebertfest
Ebertfest is happening September 8-11 at the Virginia Theatre, after a long COVID hiatus. Today, organizers announced five of the films that will be shown, along with a few special guests: French Exit with director Azazel Jacobs …
C-U Public Health issued guidance for a third dose of the COVID vaccine
Recently, the CDC recommended those who are moderate to severly immunocomprimised receive a 3rd dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines. CUPHD, along with OSF Healthcare, Carle, Christie Clinic, and Promise Healthcare, now have …