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Our culture section attempts to capture the essence of C-U. We write about the people, places, and events that make this community a pretty awesome place to live. That looks a little different right now, …
Our culture section attempts to capture the essence of C-U. We write about the people, places, and events that make this community a pretty awesome place to live. That looks a little different right now, …
The Perseid meteor shower will hit its peak between August 11th and 13th, and you can join other stargazers at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve on the 11th to view it from an official Dark …
United Way of Champaign County partners with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department to run the Bottom Line Diaper Bank. The goal is to inform the community about diaper needs, and make sure low income families have …
A new community engagement campaign created by the Neighborhood Services Department, Champaign County Community Coalition, and the Hip-Hop Express aims to bring neighborhoods together through block parties. The campaign started on Monday, August 2nd and …
A few weeks ago we shared a list of opportunities for you to share your thoughts about how the City of Champaign should spend the $25 million it received from the American Rescue Plan. The …
Champaign County Safe has been a great resource for helping businesses and the community navigate COVID, and now they’ve added another layer of information to their site. Among the list of businesses that have committed …
After being closed to the public since the beginning of the pandemic, the U of I Ice Arena is going to be back in action on August 23rd. Here are the public skate times: Mondays …
Last summer, Buy Black Chambana hosted an Urban Market for several weeks, featuring local Black owned businesses and vendors. The market will be back this fall, beginning Saturday, August 28th and continuing every Saturday through …
This past weekend, the Illini Solar Car team from the College of Engineering competed in the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, placing third overall and qualifying for the American Solar Challenge. The challenge takes …
Kids age 4-10 are invited to design their bus to help MTD welcome their new fleet of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell buses to C-U. Coloring pages and entry forms are available at the Champaign Public …