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Summer Camp has released the second round of artists playing the festival on Memorial Day Weekend. Some of the names include Griz, EOTO, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers (!). The …

Why wait for Pitch Perfect 2 to come out when you can experience LIVE a cappella! Join us at All Out A Cappella February 21st at Unity High School. Performances by Illinois’ top collegiate groups will include The Xtension Chords, The …

This is a photo of the City of Champaign building, taken from the west side of the building looking east down University Avenue. I’ve sort of outlined the approximately locations of Esquire and Seven Saints …

Tune in tonight to SP Radio as we chat with Anthony Benjamin, the owner/brewer/manager of Triptych Brewing. We’ll chat about local beer, micro-brewing, and what’s on tap at Triptych in Savoy. Smile Politely Radio airs …

Get your Girl Scout Cookie Fix Today in Front of Panda Express in Campustown 3:30-6:30 while supplies last. And since its Friday, and we are approaching the weekend, here is a guide to pairing your …

Say what you will about the fact that Gerard hasn’t raised one red cent for his campaign this quarter. Or make fun of him for his peculiar social moments during his tenure as Mayor, both …

From the press release: Champaign Centennial’s Fashion Club serves as an avenue for identity exploration and expression. The club, led by senior Kieryn Alexander, works to counter existing, elitist attitudes toward fashion (fash-ism) by promoting …

From the press release:   The first Mayoral debate in District 1 in a long time will take place on Sunday March 1, 2015. It will be part of a Community Forum taking place at …

All signs point to Rayvonte Rice returning this evening for Illinois against Michigan. Earlier this afternoon the Decatur Herald and Review‘s Mark Tupper tweeted about a tip from a “source.” Source tells me Ray Rice …

Back in January, I took the buffoon at the News-Gazoo to task about publishing the photos from the Champaign County jail for recent arrests. After all, these folks are innocent until proven guilty. What’s worse …

From the press release: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ollie Watts Davis
UI Black Chorus Conductor
Phone: 217.244.3337 Email: owdavis@illinois.edu The University of Illinois Black Chorus presents Black Sacred Music Symposium Concert Twelfth biennial concert hosted by …

Illinois’s win at Michigan State on Saturday put the team firmly back in the NCAA Tourney discussion, with many prognosticators adding the Illini to their field of 68. That is, of course, assuming the State …

Thrillist has given love to Champaign-Urbana restaurants once again, this on a list entitled “The 19 Best Pizza Places in the Entire State of Illinois.” Among the 19 are Papa Del’s original Sicilian with pepperoni …

Laura Weisskopf Bleill, mom-in-chief,  gives a pretty great recap of what’s been happening with the Unit 4 high school referendum and gives her opinion for why Dodds Park would be a great fit. It’s worth …

Check out this post card I picked up at an antique shop. Notice the little amount of trees surrounding the Alma Mater? Now-a-days there is a huge amount of foliage! It was not dated but …

Per an Urbana School District press release: There’s no doubt that theatre is meant to entertain, but Urbana School District 116 teachers say educational opportunities also abound, whether you’re putting together the show, sitting in …

Hey, you there. Yeah. You. The one shivering from the weird wintry temperature fluctuation. I know, I wish I were in a warmer climate today, too. But we’re in Illinois and this kinda comes with …

On Sunday, February 22nd, Seven Saints will present the first three beers in Bell’s Planet series: Mars (double IPA), Venus (blonde ale), and Mercury (Belgian single). Flights of these beers will be available starting at …

Ladies and trans open bike shop hours are starting again this Saturday, February 14th (and the first Saturday of every month after that) at the Urbana Bike Project location, inside the IMC. From the Facebook …

Check out this upcoming event at Common Ground Food Co-op in Urbana — featuring live music, local farmers, kids activities, one-day sales, and more. Here’s their Facebook post, below, as well as the event listing. …

From the press release: ILoveMakonnen to Perform at Foellinger Auditorium Champaign, IL­ — Star Course, the University of Illinois student­run concert productions and promotions organization, is proud to announce that American hip­hop artist ILoveMakonnen will …

From a City of Urbana press release: The City of Urbana is calling all visual artists in Champaign County to submit their designs for a group of street banners at the Boneyard Creek Improvements Project. …

From the press release: CHAMPAIGN, IL (Feb. 10, 2015) – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced today that Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), a St. Louis-based Fortune 500 energy company, has opened an Innovation Center on campus. …

Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen recorded a live video of their song “What A Shame” with Swede Films at Earth Analog. Check it out below. Rego & The Trainmen perform this Saturday at Sleepy Creek …

From the CUSF website: 2015 Alumni Recognition Gala Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Hilton Garden Inn We will be honoring: 2015 Distinguished Alumni Eleanor Nelson Conrad, Champaign High School ’42 Charles Middleton, Urbana High School …

You may have heard about Mayor Don Gerard’s Twitter incident with “Indiana Dan” Dakich over the weekend. Well that spat propelled Gerard back onto the national stage and earned him an invite to be a …

Via IllinoisLoyalty: The 2015, 2017, 2019 Illini home games vs Northwestern (last game of the year in late November) will instead be played at Soldier Field — IllinoisLoyalty (@IllinoisLoyalty) February 9, 2015 Excited that @IlliniFootball …

Can’t wait for ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival at Krannert Center this coming September? Well, neither can we. Luckily, here’s a little teaser video to tide you over, released just a few days ago. Check out …

This just in: there’s a new petition via change.org asking the Champaign Park District Board to reconsider allowing a trade for Dodds Park as a place to put the new Central High School.  Will this …

From an EIU English Department release: Three area poets to take part in new reading series Feb. 12 A new poetry reading series is coming to Charleston thanks to an endowed fund established to honor …

Just in case you were looking for some Saturday evening entertainment, we’ll fill you in on an argument between two grown men on social media today. This one happened in the Twitterverse earlier today towards …

I found this guy on Springfield Avenue near Pia’s. The arms are tree branches! It is as tall as the van in the drive way! Strong work C-U, strong work. 

Despite all the doom and gloom about Tournament chances (including from yours truly), Illinois (15-8, 5-5) just made it through January with a .500 record in conference play for the first time in John Groce’s …

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, folks. To those of you that observe this saccharine holiday, have you given any thought yet on what to get your special someone?  Maybe flowers? We’ve got them …

buzz Magazine has just released a pretty stellar C-U covers compilation called “Covering Our Tracks: CU Covers CU” — which you can stream at their Bandcamp below. Check out the whole article linked above, which …

Champaign-Urbana music fans might know Kamila Glowacki as 1/3 of local punk band Kowabunga! Kid, or mind behind Nectar, but might know know that she’s also an accomplished artist and is having her work exhibited …

C-U at Home is kicking off their signature event, One Winter Night, with a panel of talks on homelessness this Friday, February 6th. Here is the schedule, from their press release: From 5:30pm-9pm on Friday …

The Urbana Free Library is spreading the word about two free events they have coming up: Community Crafting: Let’s Make Valentines Saturday, February 7 at 11am Use your untapped creative skills to make a card …

Check out the Valentine’s Day menu offerings at Silvercreek. To make your reservation, call (217) 328-3402.  Images from Facebook. 

This just came across our radar via a Reddit post, but Suburban Express has posted an extremely offensive and racist story about a U of I graduate student on their website. As of this post, …

Holy smokes, Coach Half-a-Hat brought in a cromulent recruiting class. Sure, 45th in the country is not that good, but it’s not that bad either. It’s 6th in the Big 14, which means there were …

Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign is now hiring a General Manager! Qualifications: Prior success managing a bar, restaurant, or nightclub Bartending experience The ability to recruit, train, and retain a motivated service team Experience developing …

A few months back, Triptych Brewing in Savoy started a program which would donate to a selected charity each month (December was CASA, January was Champaign County Humane Society). This time around, they’re going to be …

Yes, him talk pretty one night. The Virginia has brought some pretty entertaining people to C-U in the recent past (Kathy Griffin, Mike Birbiglia), and it would appear that the streak will continue with a …

Illinois has been locked in some close games at home recently, winning against Purdue and Penn State and losing to Indiana, which has been a lot of fun but not so good on the hearts …

Check out the new episode of It’s All About Ufrom Urbana Public TV, and here’s a description of what it entails: Natalie KennyMarquez talks with Administrative Assistant Sukiya Reid and learns about the City of …

Theatre of the Hummingbird—a community-based, youth-driven, participatory theatre project for ages 14-20—is still accepting participants. The project is led by Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman. The project will rehearse Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to …

From the horse’s (Chris Knight) mouth:  This is a very very good thing. The new facility will be opening on the corner of Market and Washington in north Downtown Champaign. And with what we hear …