Champaign

Quality bar held their 2nd annual pumpkin carving contest. Despite all of the beer dirnking, participants managed to keep all of their fingers and turn out some pretty unique carvings. 

Jay Hooper, a mathematics teacher and department head at Centennial High School, was recently honored by the Illinois Business Magazine.

Andrew gives us the scoop on Godzilla El Niño.

The Colts faced off with the Urbana Tigers last night as the two teams took the field at Memorial Stadium. Check out these hard hitting kids playing on the turf.

LadyFest — a weekend of events for women and girls — amps up this weekend. Its anchor show, That’s What She Said, gives women the chance to tell stories about their lives.

Sam takes you to the 3rd annual CU Oktoberfest. Lederhosen, beer, sausage, and polka. Check out Sam's photos of all the activities. 

What happens when you drop of a few truck loads of cardboard, tape, glue, and paint to a bunch of kids about 10 years old? Check out these photos to see. 

The Made Fest — an outdoor, curated marketplace featuring handmade and vintage sellers — comes but once a year. Don’t miss it.

The fall pledge drive for WEFT 90.1, Champaign-Urbana’s community radio station, began on September 1st. Rebecah learns a bit about the history of WEFT from folks who have been on the airwaves for decades.