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Mike N Molly’s is closing soon, and in celebration, the final show at the venue will be Friday, May 13th with Withershins, Mock Orange, Rented Room, and Kassius. Check out the info from the Facebook …

University of Illinois grad Tatyana McFadden has just won her fourth straight London Marathon. Remarkable. Check out the results and info via Twitter: Another #LondonMarathon title for @TatyanaMcFadden, congratulations! ������ pic.twitter.com/4fhzhiQLfC — LondonMarathon (@LondonMarathon) April …

Saturday, May 7th, 2016 is the 15th Annual Free Comic Book Day event held at G-Mart Comic Books at 205 N Market St in Downtown Champaign, from noon until 5 p.m. We’ll be giving away …

There’s a reason why Cole Porter’s music remains so popular decades after his death, and that reason is abundantly clear in Lyric Theatre’s current production of Kiss Me, Kate, a musical re-telling of Shakespeare’s The …

Tonight on Smile Politely Radio Karissa McDermott, a member of the PechaKucha organizing committee, and Josh Cooper, a board member of CUDO, stop by to discuss recent changes at CUDO as well as the fast-paced …

Amtrak has recently unveiled the Amtrak Student Discount to help students commute by train. With a valid student ID, anyone ages 17-25 can save 15% off the lowest Value or Flexible Fare year round if you …

Prince, a rock and roll hall of famer has recently passed. Back in 2004 Prince came to the former Assembly Hall (now the State Farm Center). He played an incredible set to a packed out. …

Nestled right next to the contiguous Neil St. beer garden in downtown is a relatively new establishment: Pizzeria Antica. I’ve seen Pizzeria Antica around for quite some time, but until last night, had never had …

It is still April, it is still design month, and CUDO is still celebrating.  Next on the schedule is PK Sips, the chimeric child of CUDO’s most popular program and humanity’s inherent need to drink. …

Tickets for Prairie Fruits Farm Dinner on the Farm series are still available:  Mother’s Day is May 8th, and there might be no better way to celebrate and treat the woman who brought you (or …

Following below is the full press release and list about UPA’s decisions on how to wisely spend what dollars we have on helping people make art in our community.  I’ve perused the list, and while …

From the U of I Astronomy website: Astronomy Open House on April 23, 2016 You are cordially invited to an Open House hosted by the Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois! Place: Campus Observatory …

Silvercreek’s new outdoor space looks great and will be open to patrons this weekend.  On Friday, April 22nd, Candy Foster will perform during ‘Appy Hour. On Saturday, April 23rd, there will be a grand opening …

NTFC Local #6546 is on strike today and tomorrow. This group of roughly 500 non-tenure-track faculty are requesting multi-year contracts for long-serving members. They have been negotiating since October 2014 with the University of Illinois …

Habitat for Humanity recently hosted successful Women Build Clinic last Thursday, in partnership with Lowe’s, to educate 100+ female volunteers. The women learned construction skills such as how to safely use power tools and how …

AV Club’s Sam Blum has published quite the piece about HUM this morning — “HUM’s You’d Prefer An Astronaut is an overlooked masterpiece” — looking back at their history, the brilliance of that record, and more. …

Creator of Mike and Molly, Executive Producer of Two and a Half Men, Urbana High graduate, comedian — and now someone who has thrown out a first pitch at Wrigley for a Cubs game, Mark Roberts. Watch the …

First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana is hosting a tomato giveaway of 2 free Super Fantastic tomato plants on May 2nd when anyone visits one of their two offices from 9 am – 5pm.  …

Last weekend the Champaign County Healthcare Consumer’s hosted their annual benefit dinner during which they awarded the “Golden Bedpan” annual award. Award dinner guests donate money to vote on who wins the bedpan award. Here’s …

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH PANG EUN-JIN Urbana, IL—As part of its ongoing Special Events Series, the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study presents AN EVENING WITH PANG EUN-JIN, …

Hundreds of non-tenure track faculty at the University of Illinois go on strike for two days beginning Tuesday morning, April 19, to protest the University’s refusal to negotiate on key provisions of a labor contract. …

Parkland College‘s Sustainable Campus Committee and future Student Sustainability Club is ringing in Earth Day with Earth Week, featuring daily events from April 19 to April 21 to lead up to Earth Day on April 22. …

The U of I Community Credit Union has just announced a community celebration of the new name and branding, Shred-A-Palooza. The party will happen on this Saturday, April 23rd, at their First Street location at 2201 …

The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois with BodyWork Associates will be presenting their annual Art of Science show at Gallery 217, with an opening reception on April …

Saturday is Record Store Day! A day all about celebrating local independantly owned record stores. If you are a fan of music then be sure to check out the deals and festivities at our great …

Weiskamp Screen Printing is giving away a free organic t-shirt or tote designed by Weiskamp’s art director Tifani Vancil in celebration of Earth Day. To enter the giveaway, like, comment with your size, then share …

Mapping Places | Telling Stories: Hidden Histories of Campus and Community This two-day symposium, hosted by UIUC’s Public History Research Cluster, will explore the histories of social movements that often lie hidden in the places …

It looks as thought Krannert Art Museum will need to close for the summer in order to do some pretty sweet renovations. Find all the info in the press release below: From the press release: …

Elsinore have been hard at work on new material, and they have this new video to debut this morning called “Get Your Head Right”. They shot the video with John Isberg of Swede Films. Watch …

Tonight on Smile Politely Radio three members of local “postnewwaveindiepoprock band” Again Is Already talk shop, genre, and what it’s been like to record their album. Smile Politely Radio airs each Friday at 5:30 p.m. on …

The Red Herring is offering a couple bomb-looking events in the next couple weeks: Vegan Home Cooking Class, April 26th, 7-9 p.m. Red Herring Head Chef Holly Curia will teach attendees how to make soups, burgers, …

Registration is now open for One People’s Summer Arts Camp, a free youth-centered and community-based arts camp to youth in the Champaign-Urbana area. Kids between ages 9-14 participate in art activities designed to inspire their …

The City of Urbana, along with the City of Champaign and the University of Illinois Extension, are having an one day only rain barrel and compost bin sale on May 14th from 9 a.m to 3 …

I haven’t watched many interviews or listened to any commentary tracks by Guillermo del Toro, but my experience at Ebertfest tonight has motivated me to change that immediately.  For those of you who missed it, …

For some reason that only made sense to the editor, the News-Gazette recently published a summary of Ebertfest’s earnings in ticket sales over the past three years. Many people, including the managing editor of Smile …

One of the coolest things about Champaign-Urbana, and it’s semi-small town feel, is that the community often rallies together for worthy causes. “Band Together for Davis” is as worthy of a cause as they come, and …

Sun Singer‘s patio will open this Friday, April 15th. Spring might be stubborn in its arrival, but it looks like nicer weather will finally be here this weekend.  Check out my review from earlier this …

Locals Bones Jugs have released the first new track from their upcoming release (and follow up to Party’s In the Kitchen) Don’t Waste A Drop called “Black Dog” — an ode to the C-U BBQ joint. Stream it …

Sure, by the looks of this — State Farm is State Farm. But this is a bit different, as Brian Hanson’s agency is franchised to Urbana, and should be treated as a local business. We …

From the press release: Champaign City Council Member Vic McIntosh Announces Resignation  Effective June 1, 2016 District 3 Council Member Vic McIntosh announced today that he is resigning from the Champaign City Council effective June …

In a packed Champaign City Council chamber tonight, citizens voted in an overwhelming margin to approve of placing an advisory question on Champaign ballots in the November election. That question reads:  “Should the State of …

Flowers are pretty, and helping the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is something we should all do. This month, you can do both, thanks to the good people at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Flower Sale, …

The Cline Center for Democracy  would like to invite the public to listen to Prof. James A. Robinson of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy who will be delivering the 2016 Linowes …

Apricot Lane in Campustown offers an opportunity that isn’t readily available in the area that might entice you to get over to that area of C-U: fashion parties. We’ve seen them before via ChambanaMoms — but …

Money Mentor volunteers help others work towards their financial goals by providing quality education and financial coaching. You can find mentors throughout Champaign and Vermilion county, often meeting with their mentee (the person asking for …

Back in December, we posted about Hamilton Walker’s coming to Downtown Champaign. It is set to open in September, per the article on the News-Gazette. There’s plenty of information about the restaurant in that interview, but in …

I understand what is happening here, though truly, isn’t there another way to start out this article, News-Gazette? Their online version expands to: Those Who Served: WWII sailor ‘so thankful for the atom bombs’ The print …

As part of CUDO’s Design Month, “Show & Tell” is happening tonight at [co][lab] in Urbana (between Sipyard & Cafeteria + Co.) from 7 – 9 p.m. The event is open to the public and …