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Spurlock Museum will be opening a new temporary exhibit in February titled Nikkeijin Illinois. It will focus on the Japanese American experience through the perspectives of University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. Nikkeijin refers to …

Summer Camp — Chillicothe’s annual music festival — has just announced their 2023 lineup with none other than Willie Nelson and Family as the headlining act.  The festival runs May 26-28 next year and alongside Nelson, …

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, December 14th, for Our Planet Live in Concert, an event presented by Illinois Public Media. The concert is based on the acclaimed Our Planet documentary series, and will feature sequences …

Co-owned by Congolese immigrants Memoire Budimbu Mabiza and Lisette Mbaki, the brand new restaurant Mama’s African Kitchen by Best of Africa Food Store is open for dine in. The restaurant shares an entrance with the African …

State Senator Scott Bennett passed away today, Friday, December 9th. He was first appointed to the District 52 seat in 2015, after it was vacated by Michael Frerichs. Bennett was officially elected in 2016 and …

If you are a real Christmas tree person who lives in Champaign, put January 9th on your calendar. The City of Champaign will be collecting trees for free that day. This won’t be by zone …

Urbana’s Independent Media Center — with the help of the Twin City Theatre Company and the U of I Department of Theatre — has built a new stage and is hosting a celebration this Saturday.  Starting at 4:30 …

A team of researchers from Beckman Institute have been studying how reading for pleasure affects memory, and have found that it can help preserve memory skills as people get older. They studied both episodic and …

The Urbana Bike Project is giving away bikes for kids on Saturday, December 17th. You’ll need to bring your kid along so they can pick out their bike; bikes are free. It’s first come, first …