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Check out Illinois Theatre’s 20/21 season

January 28, 2020 / 2:52pm / Debra Domal

Illinois Theatre has announced its 20/21 season and it's gonna be amazing. Find out more here. Image: Black and white photo from the production… More »

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Hendrick House Farm is taking CSA orders

January 28, 2020 / 1:33pm / Julie McClure

I know it's hard to think about summer when we are still mired in the winter gloom, but perhaps this can give you something to… More »

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Listen to LLYN’s new track “Documents”

January 28, 2020 / 1:30pm / Patrick Singer

Indie rock outfit LLYN are debuting the new song "Documents" right here at Smile Politely, and you can listen to the song below via their… More »

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Find the Maize food truck on the U of I campus during the week

January 28, 2020 / 1:22pm / Jessica Hammie

The Maize food truck is parked on the University of Illinois campus at Nevada and Matthews in Urbana beginning at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday.… More »

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Urbana Landmark Hotel sold, will soon begin redevelopment into Hilton Tapestry Hotel

January 28, 2020 / 11:45am / Patrick Singer

After the City of Urbana entered into a Letter of intent with new developers to transition Urbana's Landmark Hotel into a Hilton Tapestry Collection, news… More »

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Blair Park is about to get a makeover

January 28, 2020 / 11:40am / Julie McClure

I've always felt like Blair Park lacks a bit of an identity. It's pretty big, and I've spent a lot of time there watching T-ball… More »

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The Chickadee Sermon releasing new album Town to Town February 1st

January 28, 2020 / 11:00am / Benjamin S. Holbrook

Folk group The Chickadee Sermon is releasing a new album, Town to Town. Recorded with Ryan Groff at Perennial Sound Studios, the album will feature 10 tracks… More »

Food & Drink

Dancing Dog makes veganism approachable and delicious

January 28, 2020 / 11:00am / By Steven Pratten

Dancing Dog in Urbana is know for its vegan menu and one highlight is the baked goods.

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22 years ago, President Clinton got stuck in the mud

January 28, 2020 / 10:00am / Julie McClure

With all this impeachment hullabaloo in the news, the ghosts of news cycles past are in the air. I mean, Ken Starr was on our… More »

Culture

Curling comes to C-U

January 28, 2020 / 9:00am / By Julie McClure

Julie speaks with the founders of the newly formed Prairielands Curling.

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Food & Drink

Consider casual fine dining at The WheelHouse

January 28, 2020 / 8:59am / By Jessica Hammie

You won’t want to skip Restaurant Week at the WheelHouse.

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The 2020 Point-in-Time survey will measure homelessness in Champaign County

January 27, 2020 / 1:30pm / Hamid Raza

Although NIMBYism isn’t an issue in Champaign-Urbana and at least luxury high rises keep popping up here with remarkable frequency, we haven’t quite overcome the… More »