As we slide into the last month of summer, don’t miss the last Quad movie, happening this Thursday at 9 p.m. The August 5th screening will be Godzilla vs. Kong. If you want to do a little …
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Ayo Dosunmu is a Chicago Bull
We’ll miss having him as an Illini, but at least he won’t be far. Check out this reaction after he was picked by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA draft. Ayo …
A Beckman Institute study found that working with friends reduces women’s stress hormones
Beckman researchers Michelle Rodrigues and Si On Yoon published their study “What are friends for? The impact of friendship on communicative efficiency and cortisol response during collaborative problem solving among younger and older women,” in the Journal …
County Board Vice Chair Steve Summers is running for County Executive
Steve Summers has represented County Board District 9 since 2016, and previously served on the Urbana School Board for 16 years. He will be running to replace current County Executive Darlene Kloeppel. She has not …
CU Skateboarding is launching Spalding Sundaze this week
CU Skateboarding is inviting skaters out to Spalding Park the last Sunday of every month at noon for “tunes, skate goods, grub”. Check out their recent Instagram post: View this post …
Champaign Unit 4 is suspending the School Resource Officer program
The Champaign Police Department and Champaign Unit 4 Schools announced today that they will be temporarily suspending the School Resource Officer Program due to staffing issues within the police department. Here is the press release: …
It’s the most wonderful time of farmers market season
It’s finally here! Late July is peak produce time at the Champaign and Urbana markets and I am here for it. Sweet corn, peaches, tomatoes, green beans…so much goodness to behold. I throw some CI …
Analog is hosting a wine fest this weekend
Analog is hosting Wine Together, a two day wine and food event on July 30th and 31st. There will be four different food and wine experiences across the two days. You can purchase an all …
Move with Art at Krannert Art Museum begins August 20th
Krannert Art Museum and yoga instructor Jodi Adams are taking KAM’s free yoga session up a notch by incorporating art appreciation into the practice. Move with Art will begin each session with a prompt or …
Raise the Woof!: Dogs vs. Cats is set for September 25th
Habitat for Humanity’s 3rd annual doghouse building event is expanding this year to include cat abodes. Teams that sign up to compete can choose either a dog or cat house to build for the competition, …