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This year the primary election date, March 20th, falls during UIUC spring break. As of yet, the Champaign County Clerk’s office has denied requests for additional early voting locations. The Illinois Student Government, with the …

If you have an incoming kindergartner and haven’t made it to a school tour this month, you still have several chances. Champaign Unit 4 will be continuing their kindergarten tours through the end of March …

Those who frequent campus take note, construction work resume in several areas beginning Monday, March 5th. See the press release below for specifics: MCORE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WORK TO RESTART ON MARCH 5, 2018 CHAMPAIGN – …

If you haven’t seen or tried Sugar by Sarah‘s intricately painted and decorated baked goods yet, you’re missing out. This weekend Sarah Heller (the Sarah in Sugar by Sarah) shared a couple of images from …

From the press release Experts at the intersection of agriculture and technology will meet on Wednesday, February 28, during the third annual Agriculture Technology Innovation Summit hosted by the University of Illinois Research Park. The …

Save the date, people! It’s the most wonderful time of the year — baby goat breakfasts are about to be back at Prairie Fruits Farm. Goat Babies and Brunch kicks off April 7th, and will continue …

Here is an opportunity to see what Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County has planned for 2018. Details below: Building Futures… Habitat for Humanity 2018 Build Kickoff When:   Tuesday March 6th    5:30-6:30pm Where:  Habitat ReStore …

This Thursday, March 1st, 40 North will be hosting an opening reception for Plural, the next exhibition at 40 Point One art space. This “juried exhibition will feature work that has either more than one …

Native American House and the Women’s Resource Center are offering free Illinois gear to anyone who brings them Chief-inspired apparel, no questions asked. Kind of a cool idea, really. You can bring items to: Native …

The Speak Life workshop, funded through an Urbana Arts Grant, is for 12-18 year olds and will be led by renowned poet Tasleem Jamila. The five day workshop is free, but is only open to …

If you’re out and about this Friday night at 10 p.m., maybe you’d like some music with your fried chicken and/or gravy fries. From their Facebook event:  Come by and put something tasty in your …

Tucked into a shopping plaza on Main Street in Urbana is C-U Adventures in Time and Space. We wrote about it when it was first opening back in 2015. A few of us here at …

Exile on Main Street hosted the Give a Little fundraiser on Saturday in support of the Jubilee Café CUCC, an organization in Champaign that serves meals every Monday evening for individuals in the community who …

After eleven months of unsuccessful bargaining, the GEO at the University of Illinois will go on strike tomorrow, Monday, February 26th at noon. This was the date they had set back in early February. They’re …

The 18th annual Read Across America Community Celebration is happening next weekend! It’ll be taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3rd at Lincoln Square Mall. The event invites Champaign County …

From the press release: 2018 Innovation Celebration Finalists Announced CHAMPAIGN, IL, February 23, 2018 – The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce finalists for the 13th Annual Innovation Celebration in recognition of those individuals and …

Don’t fret! Most of the delicious specials aren’t going away, they’re just finding new days, though red beans and rice are no more. The meatloaf will now be available on Mondays, for example. Check out …

Sometimes, you just gotta cover a song all on your own. This one by Nathan Goodman kind of rules, and he performs all of the instruments, layering them on top of one another for this …

Tell Them We are Rising, a documentary about the history of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be shown next Wednesday, February 28th at 7:30 p.m. at the Art Theater. Following the film will …

The 4th Annual Sustainability Shorts Film Festival is taking place Saturday, February 24th. This yearly festival brings education and enlightenment about environmental sustainability to the community through film. 18 short films, from 14 different countries, …

Common Ground Food Co-op‘s next Owner Appreciation Days are March 8-11. Owners (you can own for $60) receive 10% off. There will also be some in-store deals, with local producers in the store dishing out …

This Saturday from 5-7 p.m., swing by the mezzanine at Harvest Market and you can enjoy a flight of Triptych beers and four slices of gourmet flatbreads for just $10. Check out these marvelous pairings …

A while back we shared that The Pink Pig, a new barbecue restaurant in Ogden, is open. (Here’s the menu.)Here are the updated hours: Photos from Facebook. 

Truck vs. Theatre: The saga has a somewhat positive ending. After a truck ran off the road and into the Station Theatre on Broadway in Urbana, it caused a pretty significant amount of damage to …

The C-U Folk and Roots Festival Winter Weekend will be this Friday and Saturday evening, the 23rd and 24th. According to their website, it’s a “mini-fest” with six different acts happening at the Iron Post. …

Easter will be upon us rather quickly, and that means there will be egg hunts all over the C-U area. Champaign Park District is offering multiple egg hunting options, the first of which is a …

KOOP Adventure Play is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a culture of adventurous play for kids the C-U area, which is a pretty cool concept given the fact that kids seem to be getting …

Grovestone and Prairie Fruits Farm are teaming up to host a cheese platter (with wine!) workshop on Thursday, March 29th.  The workshop is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Grovestone (1707 W Kirby Ave, Champaign); …

Strawberry Fields will have new hours starting March 1st: The store will open an hour later Monday through Saturday.  Photos from Facebook. 

First, it’s awesome that Flying Machine Avionics will be throwing their hat into the brunch ring soon, Also, check out this marvelous looking concotion will be on the menu…avocado, red onion, grapefruit, wheat berries…there’s a …

Who wants to deal with the work of making a delicious salad when Salad Meister can do it for you, and deliver to your house? They’ve officially put out the call for delivery drivers, meaning soon …

The Heumann family, formerly of C-U, was featured in the PBS documentary Growing Up Trans back in 2015 (Chambanamoms wrote about it here). Now, their son Daniel is part of The GenderCool Project, a national campaign …

State Farm Center has announced that Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss will be performing within their walls on May 22nd. Nelson is touring as Willie Nelson & Family, and both Krauss and Nelson are wildly …

Champaign Public Library is hosting a pretty cool opportunity for local kids and their families. On March 3rd, the library will be hosting an insect petting zoo, brought over from the UIUC Entomology Graduate Student Association.  The …

This is apparently part of a line of buses that are no longer in use.  Photo from the CUMTD Facebook page.

This seems like a pretty cool event for anyone who’s interested in making sure women in the art world are represented well. It’s hosted by KAM and the Ricker Library of Art and Architecture, and takes place in …

While this isn’t a completely novel idea…see here…it’s great to see we have young entrepreneuers here in C-U as well.  Photo found in Spotted in Chambana Facebook group. 

The Women’s Resource Center is now accepting submissions for their 9th annual Feminist Film Festival. They are looking for student-submitted films between 5 and 15 minutes long, that explore social justice, feminism, and and social …

If you were wondering how ordering smoked goodness from Black Dog Smoke & Ale House could be even easier, you now have your answer. They have just added online ordering for their Urbana location. A …

You have until February 21st to nominate someone for the 2018 Champaign Star Awards. This awards ceremony recognizes individuals who are making a difference in our community and neighborhoods. Here is the description from the …

Community Choices has partnered with Downtown Champaign bars and Allerton Park for a pub crawl on Friday, February 23rd.  The pub crawl is a lead up event to Allerton Park’s Experience the Hops beer tasting …

I mean, does it get any better than that event title? It’s sponsored by Illini Hillel and the University of Illinois LGBT Resource Center. Thursday, March 1st, 9 p.m.-12 a.m. at the Canopy Club. Tickets …

The IMC is hosting a free screening of Jay Rosenstein’s critically acclaimed documentary, In Whose Honor?, this Saturday, February 17th from 7-10 p.m. Read more about Rosenstein’s work here, as well as his new series, The …

The Oscars are coming up, are you prepared? Have you caught up on what’s been nominated? If you haven’t, you should start there. Once you’ve done that, or if you’re already caught up, here’s an …

Evidently, the last time this happened, UMS was UJHS (for those that remember) and the year was 1972, and our Republican president was stealing information from the DNC, but also preserving national parks and investing …

Staerkel Planetarium director David Leake will be the featured speaker for the February 26th installment of Science on Screen at the Art Theater. The series, which takes place every Monday now through March 12 features …

40 North has partnered up with Blind Pig Brewery to give a local artist the opportunity to have their work displayed on new beer bottles.  In addition, the winner will receive a $50 Blind Pig gift …

This weekend, Urbana High School will be presenting their winter play, Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, offering a “comical, ironic look at love for Valentine’s.” This 1941 comedy is about a novelist hosting a dinner …