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Our lives will never be the same.  You may now order delivery and take-out from Watson’s during normal business hours, which includes late night delivery on Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m. Call the restaurant …

If a Pumpkin Spice Latte isn’t your thing, perhaps you prefer a more traditional autumnal food item, the caramel apple, with its careful combination of both tart and sweet flavors. Good news, people of C-U. …

Bacaro is hosting a nose to tail dinner, featuring a hog from Triple S Farms. Dinner is Monday, October 17th at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are required, and $90 per person. Make your reservation by calling 217-359-5922 …

Twobrainz photography is pairing with the local social organization CITISPACE to provide a free 5-minute photo shoot in downtown Champaign today (going on right now) and tomorrow. The events will take place in the evening …

We’ve reported on C-U emo legend American Football’s long-awaited second album, and along with that comes a bit of a hometown show for the Polyvinyl band. On December 4th, American Football will be playing Foellinger …

For those of you who attended last week’s screen printing intro session at Weiskamp Screen Printing, they’ll be back on October 22nd with a follow-up studio session.   Here, you can learn some poster printing …

Illini Basketball great Dee Brown has announced his resignation from his position with Illini Athletics — though no particular reason outside of “personal issues”. Check out Brown’s announcement: Friends/Followers- I know you haven’t heard from …

C-U resident James Kilgore is featured in 13th, a new documentary by acclaimed director Ava DuVernay.  Kilgore is an activist, University lecturer, and the author of several books, including Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide …

Running is hard, there’s no way around that fact. Luckily, the Champaign Park District has found a way to make running fun, with a seasonal tilt. This Saturday, they will be hosting a Zombie Run, …

In case you haven’t heard, there’s this little thing called the general election happening on November 8. If you want to participate, you have until the end of the day this Tuesday (October 11) to …

In August, I wrote about how our Rep. Rodney Davis had accepted a position on Donald Trump’s campaign as an advisor, showing that he was committed to the truly vile and hateful campaign that Donald …

Baseball teams are important to some people. That’s cool, especially when it means I get an opportunity to eat delicious things. Since the Cubs apparently did something good, Mark Hartstein AKA Shades, co-owner and executive …

Folky indie-rockers Finer Feelings have released a new video for their track “Peace of Mind,” off of their most recent album Dog Band. Directed by James Treichler and Amber Glynn, the video captures a carefree night …

The Champaign Co. Young Democrats have announced their endorsements for elections from the national to the local level. Find the full list of them below: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATS 2016 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS The Young …

If you needed more proof that Japan House is one of the best cultural assets in Champaign-Urbana, look no further than the recap of this year’s Matsuri festival in video form, just released today. If …

I certainly hope that the old church-basement-quality chairs were not enough to keep you from spending an evening at the Station Theatre. I did, however, whoop loudly when I saw the announcement on facebook that …

Smile Politely is a magazine full of opinions written by our community writers and editors, and now that we’ve rolled out Smile Politely Tech — we’re looking for an Editor for that section. The ideal candidate …

Truffles…what are they? Are they chocolates, or a type of fungus used for garnish? Well, in this case, I’m referring to the latter. Turns out legitimate truffle oil is pretty damn hard to come by …

Former Champaign resident Emma Witmer received a mention on NPR’s “Songs We Love,” a showcase of tracks handpicked by the organization’s venerable music staff and public radio hosts. Witmer’s project, called gobbinjr, is an experiment …

As temperatures start to wind down, generally, so do outdoor activities in C-U, but fear not: we still have a full month left of the Land Connection’s Tuesday Farmers’ Market in Downtown Champaign.  The revised …

Each year, 40 North recognizes some of the best of the area in Arts, Culture and Education with their (aptly named) ACE Awards, and this year is no different. To find out who won, and …

Farren’s is now offering happy hour specials. Today’s the first day: Top photo by Jessica Hammie. 

At 6:45 pm on Wednesday, October 5, Urbana alderman Aaron Ammons will host a panel presenting arguments against the 0.25% sales tax being proposed by the Champaign County Board. This tax proposal will appear on …

According to the Tab, and some users on Twitter, these clowns — yes, humans dressed as clowns — were spotted on Green Street in Campustown. As the article points out, this has been somewhat of …

After August’s news about Pranjal Vachaspati — a PhD. student at the University of Illinois — winning over $137K on Jeopardy!, we’re not done yet.  Per this Illinois tweet, Illinois ’13 alum Seth Wilson has …

Yesterday, the News-Gazette reported that “James Tinsley, a candidate for the Champaign County Board in the Nov. 8 election, has filed a request asking that all records related to his 2009 arrest and his subsequent guilty …

On its Instagram today, Flying Machine Coffee announced its involvement in a social experiment/app idea called the “anti-app.” Ordering your beverage in an anti-app orange mug and sitting in Flying Machine indicates your interest in interacting …

For those of you who live in Champaign and have a tree, the City of Champaign will be collecting bags of leaves and bundles of sticks and branches completely free of charge if you live …

Good news, Illini football fans. Just today, the University of Illinois has announced a new renovation to the south end zone (colloquially known as “the horseshoe”), to be finished by 2019 and new renovations to …

The specifics for Champaign-Urbana’s annual Folk and Roots Festival have been announced. The festival will take place November 3rd, 4th and 5th at varying locations in the C-U area and will be bringing its unique …

If the general election weren’t enough for you, there are a slew of local debates between Democrats and Republicans coming up this evening at the Champaign City Council Chambers. For more information, check out check …

If you say each syllable, it may just satisfy all your NSFW needs during business hours, but it’s also more apparent that this new word stands for “Musical Theatre Variety Show” and it’s happening this …

From the press release: County Clerk Gordy Hulten Announces Opening of Early and By-Mail Voting URBANA, IL – Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten announced that the period for Early and By-Mail voting for the November 8, …

A new series called Easy came out on Netflix last week, and it features a variety of well known actors throughout — Marc Maron, Orlando Bloom, Malin Akerman, Jake Johnson, Dave Franco, Hannibal Buress, Emily Ratajkowski, …

Local dark indie rock band We The Animals have released a new single and an accompanying video. Titled “Hells & Chronicles,” the single is the title track off their new album, due out on October …

Students and community members gathered tonight for a candle light vigil, a moment of silence, and some words from community leaders and victims of the recent Green St. gun crimes. Here are the photos.  Local …

On Thursday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m., the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts welcomes one of the most famous living classical musicians: Lang Lang. He has played sold-out concerts in every major city in …

Thrillist has named Triptych one of the best craft breweries in Illinois. This is no surprise to all of us in C-U who have been enjoying Triptych’s brews for three years; it’s nice to see …

For the more Campus-centric of us, you will have certainly noticed the recent closure of Espresso Royale on the first underground floor of the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois. Well, rejoice people of …

Big Mike and the team at This Is It Furniture put together an event last Saturday at Centennial Park to support local men’s shelters. They lined up over 100 mattresses, assigned volunteers to each mattress, …

Plant Mode will offer an evening of plants and free pottings today, September 27, from 5 – 7 p.m. If you bring your own container, your plant can get settled in before you leave. The event …

According to the News-Gazette, Downtown Champaign is getting a new Indian restaurant, Kohinoor Indian Restaurant, in the space formerly occupied by Escobar’s. The folks behind Downtown Urbana’s Sitara are opening the new Champaign eatery. The Ghimire …

Saturday’s lineup for Pygmalion LitFest is non-stop for most of the day, noon til 8 p.m. Solidly in the middle (around the time waking up is less offensive) at 3:30 p.m.,  will sit a special …

Sylvia’s Irish Inn, a B&B at 312 W Green Street, Urbana, is hosting a Greek dinner for the second time this year at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 1st.  Tickets are $40 each, and reservations …

The Human Library event taking place Thursday, September 22nd, has announced its lineup of books to check out.  Pictured above is Zaid, who is prepared to let you read about him as a Black Muslim. …

This past Sunday, the News-Gazette published a guest op-ed entitled “Let’s help confused kids make healthy life choices.”  The piece, by Joe Gerber, frames transness as a disease, as in the following: The truth of …

Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners (B2P) is a not-for-profit project that provides recycled books free of charge to Illinois inmates and operates lending libraries at the local jails. UC B2P is sponsoring a used book sale …

Alternative rock band Elsinore released a new single today, and a video to go along with it. Called “Examples of Magnetism,” the song is another guitar-charged track backed by the group’s sense of humor, and …