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July 11th and 12th, Bicycle Racing returns to Champaign-Urbana. Courses will be setup in the downtown area and University of Illinois.  Volunteers are needed: Contact quickkarl@gmail.com.

Greetings SPlog reader! It is here that you can be the first to know about artist announcements at Pygmalion Music Festival 2009. Stay tuned as we reveal the next forty-plus bands that will be headed …

The aftermath of GM going bankrupt is starting show itself nationwide, and left-leaning… OK… left-ist digital rag, The Huffington Post, has used our neighbor, Cissna Park, Ill. as the perfect example of what happens when …

The independent feature film Leading Ladies started shooting in downtown Champaign last week, and we’re now doing a last-minute scramble for more extras for a large “underground dance club” scene taking place this week at …

The Channing-Murray Foundation is hosting The Farmers’ Table from 7 to 9 p.m. on Market Saturdays at the Red Herring. The Farmers’ Table buys the best produced at the Market and prepares it that evening. …

The new Blind Pig Brew Pub (on Neil St. in downtown Champaign) is open for business, but without any of its own beer for sample. Here’s what’s new for the drinking this weekend. Of course, …

From the mouth of Mike Murphy at Mike ‘N Molly’s: The Viper and His Famous Orchestra are reuniting this summer, and 2 of those gigs will be at Mike N Molly’s. August 7th and 9th. …

For those of you looking for some slick deals, check out St. Matthew Catholic Church’s Parish Garage Sale this weekend; it’s one of the largest in the area. It’s located at 1303 Lincolnshire Drive (just …

Roberts said Urbana’s Class A liquor-license fee to operate a bar is $4,462 annually and, unless the council acts to change it, will increase 4.5 percent to $4,663 on July 1. In comparison, Champaign’s current …