The Weekender

This weekend, sink your teeth into a Chicago style red-hot, watch some of the best guitarists in the world shred it, and learn more about the local food movement than ever before.

Daytrotter, The Room, college sports up the wazoo, and some Hessel Park pleasantness on Sunday. Join us, won’t you?

Sweetcorn is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but that’s not all that’s going on in our fair cities this weekend.

This weekend, enjoy a couple cocktails in the best beer garden you’ve been overlooking in downtown Champaign, and dance it up with Mertz to Brat Pack on the streets of C-U.

There’s not a river for miles and miles, yet there’s big trouble in River City this weekend. Also, some Illini nostalgia and Derby closure.

From drag shows to tractor pulls, with plenty of outdoor music thrown in for good measure, there’s a little something for everyone this weekend.

In case you don’t have plans to just open up the fire hydrant and play in the street all weekend, here are some alternatives.

Looks like the hot weather is on the way back, so get outside and do something while it’s still tolerable. We have some ideas…

There was a bit of a grill-‘n-chill lull last weekend, but this time around you won’t lack for activity options.