Is Hessel Park the most comprehensive and best park in Champaign? It would appear to be the case and rightfully so!
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Year of the Park, A to Z: Colbert Park, Savoy
Colbert Park is the crown jewel of Savoy parks, and it is a great place to spend a couple hours in the south part of CU.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Burwash Park, Savoy
Burwash Park is home to a playground, a small baseball diamond, a sand volleyball court, and more. It serves as a big space to spend some time with friends and family. Here's a good park in Savoy. Enjoy it!
Year of the Park, A to Z: Willis Park, Champaign
This old park has been secretly telling stories since 1906. We are glad it's around!
Year of the Park, A to Z: Turnberry Ridge Park, Champaign
Turnberry Ridge Park is a perfectly normal park that shares its name with a golf course in Scotland that is owned by Donald Trump. Great!
Year of the Park, A to Z: Stampofski Park, Champaign
Here it is! The smallest park in Champaign-Urbana, Stampofski Park is so small you wouldn't even know it was a park unless you were writing a series about parks and saw it and said “Holy shit, that's a park?” Yep. It is a park.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Prairie Park, Urbana
Prairie Park in east Urbana is mostly forgettable, but serves its purpose, and plays host to a decent baseball diamond that features actual dirt in the batter's box and on the pitching mound. That's worth something, anyhow.
CobraFest in Tolono will make your Weird Jingoist Holiday Weekend heavy and awesome
If you’ve never been to Loose Cobra in Tolono, you should change that this weekend. Look, I don’t care if you like heavy and loud guitar music, honestly. If you do, great, there’s probably no …
Year of the Park, A to Z: Meadowbrook Park, Urbana; Video Feature
There's no denying the impact of Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. Indeed, it is the result of half a century of work and planning, and it shows.
Year of the Park, A to Z: Heritage Park, Champaign
This park is a lovely little spot in west Champaign, and yes there are a lot of geese here, because there's a big pond here. Do geese bother you? Get over it.