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In a study conducted by Lumosity, Champaign-Urbana turned up as the 13th “Smartest City” in the United States in 2013. The study ranked 100 cities, so being in the top 20 is something to talk …

Champaign City Council member Karen Foster has announced she intends to run for Mayor of Champaign in 2015. Mayor Don Gerard has expressed he’s running for re-election, so there’s that to discuss as well. Check …

Earlier this week, New York Times Health and Science writer (and my possibly separated at birth brother) Anahad O’Connor published an article about a new website called Coffitivity, supplying free coffee shop sounds straight from the …

When I posted Ms. Farrell’s email to the press last week, the fact that the library board had opened another session after the closed session didn’t register with me (I admit to being ignorant of …

It’s a pretty big deal when C-U artists debut on the beast that is Pitchfork. Although Erin Fein’s project Psychic Twin has relocated to New York City, we still consider her one of our own …

Great news for those of us bored with digging cat shit out of the flower beds: The C-U Health District says tularemia is on the rise. So keep your cats indoors!

Former Miss America and Urbana native Erika Harold sat down with the folks at Fox & Friends this morning to discuss her entry into the 13th Congressional district’s Republican primary. Topics covered included Harold’s motivation, …

According to the News-Gazette, the Champaign Council approved a .25 percent increase in sales tax (raising it to 9 percent) as well as a 6 percent sewer sanitation fee increase. Changes will go in effect …

Sure, the decision is based on “student taste” and not politics, but I don’t care. Good fucking riddance, Chick-fil-A. And please do let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.