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If you have a real Christmas tree this year, be sure to mark your calendar for tree collection times. Collection will happen on one day in Champaign, and over the course of a week in …

There’s some sad news in the restaurant world: The Red Herring is closing due to financial losses. The vegetarian restaurant posted on Facebook about the closing. Image from The Red Herring’s Facebook page. Operating in …

Urbana Poet Laureate and mental health care nurse Ashanti Files wants you to make sure to enjoy some me time this holiday season. If the holidays have got you stressed, join Files and local teens …

Dallas and Co. closed in 2020, and now they are liquidating a bunch of their merchandise through an online auction.  Check out the items listed with Aumann Auctions. There are smaller lots like masks, costumes, …

It’s looking like getting a booster shot will offer your best protection against the Omicron variant.  The News-Gazette reported that about one-third of fully vaccinated adults in Champaign County has received a booster shot. Some …

Community Foundation of East Central Illinois distributed $116,000 to 26 nonprofits through their Community Commitment Grants. It’s the most they’ve ever given in their 50 years of existence. The grants are funded primarily through donor …

The C-U Community Fab Lab is hosting their annual Holiday Market, which helps provide scholarships for their popular summer camps. The market is filled with items created in the lab by staff members: Ornaments, garland, …

The City of Urbana is launching the Equity and Quality of Life Project to “address tactical infrastructure needs, with a focus on underserved neighborhoods.” Urbana residents are encouraged to submit ideas for small projects and …

Just announced today, rock band The Smashing Pumpkins will be headlining the 2022 Summer Camp Music Festival.  The band is hugely influencial in the alternative music scene, their 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite …