The City of Champaign has broken ground on phase two of the Garden Hills Infrastructure Improvement Project, which will help alleviate flooding in the area. To do this, the City will build a stormwater drainage …
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Here are C-U’s 2023 trick-or-treat hours
Trick-or-treat hours in Champaign County, including Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31st. What is your candy strategy? Do you buy the good stuff in hopes there …
Jessica Hammie
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The spotted lanternfly has made its way to Illinois
Experts with the Illinois Department of Agriculture have identified the spotted lanternfly in Illinois, in Cook County, which means you might eventually find them down this way. Like terrible ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, and former roommates, the …
Jessica Hammie
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What infrastructure improvements do you want to see on Lincoln Avenue in Urbana?
The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, with the City of Urbana and some other agencies, are asking for your help with planning for improvements on Lincoln Avenue between Green Street and Florida Avenue. The Lincoln …
Jessica Hammie
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Journalist Brian Williams will visit U of I in October
Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Brian Williams, of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and The 11th Hour with Brian Williams fame, will be a visiting guest of the University of Illinois College of Media on …
Jessica Hammie
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Find Bird bikes in Champaign
The micro-mobility transportation company Bird’s e-bikes are now available in Champaign. Shoutout to Champaign Showers, who found these rentable Bird bikes in Downtown Champaign: BIRD. (also new bikes just dropped. competition for veo?!?) https://t.co/S35KDF5zye — …
Jessica Hammie
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Advanced Visualization Lab illuminates Arushi Jain’s music
One of the PYGMALION performances I’m looking forward to is Arushi Jain with the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Jain is a musician, radio DJ, and modular synthesist. She draws on …
Jessica Hammie
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La Mixteca’s Facebook posts are making me hungry
Do you follow La Mixteca on Facebook? I think you should, but take note if you are susceptible to being food-influenced. Mixteca’s Facebook posts have influenced me in the past: I saw a photo of …
Jessica Hammie
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Sign your kids up for DJ Silkee’s She Spins DJing class
Champaign-Urbana’s own DJ Silkee, with the Urbana Arts & Culture Program, is running a free DJing class for kids ages 10 through 17. Kids will learn the basics of DJing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., …
Jessica Hammie
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Reserve your spot for the Countywide Residential Electronics Collection
Champaign County’s next twice-yearly residential electronics collection is Saturday, October 14th, from 8 a.m to noon. You’ll need to register for a spot online; registration opens Monday, September 11th. Per the website: residents [can] reserve …
Jessica Hammie
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