With Spark closing and the Orpheum looking ahead to the next 25 years, we ponder the possibility of a truly great children's museum.
Posts by Editorial Board:
Let’s get some more public art in C-U

We think Champaign-Urbana needs better public art.
Is Division I hockey (and its multi-use facility) what we need?

With Illini Division I hockey seeming more feasible by the day, we have to ponder: Is this what we need? Or is it what we want?
The GEO has every reason to stand its ground

This is the longest strike in the organization's history, and it likely represents the entire future of the University of Illinois and how it treats academics versus financial gain.
It’s time to leave the Burnham Mansion in the past

History is an important part of our community, but it's time to let the Unit 4 School District proceed with their proposed plan for Central High School and let the Burnham Mansion go.
Representation Matters

Eleven years removed from the “retirement,” the University and the surrounding communities are still embattled in this Chief-no Chief controversy. What is the University’s responsibility?
Champaign’s once active music venues are dead

There are places in Champaign with stages to play on, and there are bands to play on them, just nowhere for any of them to call home. What happened?