Incumbent Diane Marlin will be the Democratic candidate for Urbana Mayor. She defeated Andy Ma and Dennis Roberts. The consolidated election will take place April 6th, though Marlin will run unopposed and therefore be elected to her …
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Spurlock Museum has a week long craft series for kids coming up
Beginning March 1st, Spurlock Museum is launching the week long online event Crafts, Folklores, and More in honor of National Craft Month. Each day, at 4 p.m., there will be an online session with a different …
Hamilton Walker’s is having a virtual wine tasting on March 9th
Join fellow wine enthusiasts over Zoom and enjoy wine and conversation with wine consultant Jacob Emberton of Winebow, as well as two winemakers: Clive Jones of Nautilus and Louisa Rose of Yalumba Family Wines. For …
Parkland’s Dental Hygiene Clinic is doing free screenings for immigrants
On March 1st, from 3 to 7 p.m., Parkland’s Dental Hygiene Clinic is hosting Immigrant Dental Screening Day in room L150. This is for those 18 and older, and appointments are required. From the press …
The Purim Drag Show unites religion and queerness
Whether on stage or on Zoom, Illini Hillel's annual Purim Drag Show is all about being proud of who you are.
You can volunteer to make sure seniors have access to vaccines
Champaign-Urbana Covid Vaccine Outreach formed to make sure that information about vaccinations is widely shared throughout the community. They are working with the CRIS Healthy Aging Center to assist area seniors with signing up for …
There will be a walk in vaccine clinic at Church of the Living God on Saturday
C-U Public Health and Carle Community Health Initiatives are offering a walk in vaccine clinic on Saturday, February 20th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Church of the Living God in Champaign. It will end …
Harvest Moon Drive-In is planning to open on March 19th
Harvest Moon Drive-In became an important outlet for pandemic entertainment in 2020, providing a relatively safe activity for families to get the heck out of the house. They extended their season past their usual post-Halloween …
Willard Airport received more than $1.3 million COVID relief
The Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program has provided $2 billion in grant funding to help an industry that has been greatly affected by the pandemic. Willard Airport will receive $1,387,375 of that. From Executive Director Tim …
You can donate your car to Habitat for Humanity
We’re all pretty familiar with ReStore being an option to support Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County with our donations of household items. But did you know you can also donate a car to Habitat? …