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Fifteen months after Illinois, and therefore Champaign County, began it’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now entering the final phase of the Restore Illinois plan implemented by the State of Illinois and Illinois …

Be mindful when you’re strolling the Fu Dog Garden at Allerton! Top photo from Allerton Park and Retreat Center Facebook page.

The inaugural Champaign Beepball Tournament is happening July 10-11 in Colbert Park. Beep baseball is an “adaptive version of baseball for the blind, low-vision, and legally blind.”  The National Beep Baseball Association will be hosting …

Michelle Bartsch-Hackely and Jordyn Poulter, both former All-Americans for the University of Illinois Volleyball team, will be representing the U.S. in Tokyo next month. From the Illinois Volleyball website: The duo become the first two …

After going virtual in 2020, Pride Fest is going to be back in person this year, and in a new location. The theme will be “What the Health? Fighting, Surviving, Thriving”. Details will be coming …

Add Record Store Day to the list of events coming back to C-U as our COVID situation improves. This year it will be held on two Saturdays this summer, June 12th and July 17th from …

We are currently seeking a new editor for our Music section. The position requires a deep knowledge and understanding of the past and present local music scene in Champaign-Urbana. The Music Editor at Smile Politely …

TJ Blakeman, president of the Champaign County History Museum, shared some photos of the new Carmon’s event space, that exists in the former Hickory Street Trolley Barn.  We first learned about this new space back …

After closing its doors in March 2020, The Canopy Club is preparing for a return to live shows. So far they’ve announced three events in October, beginning with the New Power Generation: The music of …