This seems ridiculous, but according to the Huffington Post, Champaign is the fifth most difficult city to spell in the United States. The survey used to compile this list claims that Champaign was misspelled 63% of …
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CLAW launches Kickstarter campaign
Champaign Ladies Amateur Wrestling‘s first show is July 11th. They’ve started a Kickstarter campaign to make sure the show is top notch. The goal is to raise $2,000 and you can check out the full …
PBS features local family in Growing Up Trans
Chambanamoms.com just put out a really fantastic read about the Heumann family, who will be featured on PBS’s feature Growing Up Trans on June 30th. Head over here to read the full article and get …
Come on, Chief
Officer Jerad Gale was commended by the CPD for his actions as an officer while simultaneously being investigated for criminal sexual assault. He was eventually charged in two counties. Why wasn't he suspended during the investigation?
Apricot Lane’s social media presence is stellar
Ordering clothes online is sort of a crapshoot — it’s super convenient and if you’ve ordered from a website before you typically have a pretty decent idea of what your size in certain items are. …
Free ESL Classes for Unit 4 Parents
Unit 4 is hosting an ESL Academy for parents. It’s a great way for parents who are non-native English speakers to learn the language so that they are better equipped to help their children with …
Urbana Mayor Prussing wins Climate Leadership Award
Congrats to Mayor Prussing and the City of Urbana as they were given an honorable mention in the United States Conference of Mayors ENERGY STAR Challenge. Mayor Prussing helped push local buildings and businesses to …
Illinois to hire Dee Brown as Special Assistant to Mike Thomas
Media: “Mike, how have the investigations into your athletic programs’ misconduct been going?” Thomas: *points* Media: “HEY EVERYONE LOOK OVER HERE DEE BROWN IS BACK!” #Illini about to announce the hiring of @IlliniMBB great @deebrown11 …
MTD rolls out new plans for quality management system
Today there was a really cool release from the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. CUMTD posted their plans for a new system to improve upon 31 processes that would aid in customer service and improvements within …
Urbana’s Market at the Square and The Land Connection hosting class at Common Ground
Sometimes heading to a farmer’s market can be overwhelming. When you show up, there’s a ton of different types of fruits, veggies, and other products available for purchase and sometimes vendors are selling similar items. …