Darlene Kloeppel doesn't care what people think about her opponent. She believes she has the experience, the knowledge, and the empathy to serve Champaign County as its very first Executive.
The Trump Administration's immigration policies continue to affect people in our community.
Nicole reflects on the relationship between African Americans and the outdoors.
We've done the hard work so you don't have to. These are the best burgers in Champaign-Urbana.
Who has the BEST burger in C-U? We'll tell you on Thursday. In the meantime, these joints are all worth your time and put out a really great one.
Brian provides another account of ICE's activities in C-U, and how our friends, family, and neighbors are affected.
Nicole reflects on the current migration crisis and its impacts on children far from the Southern U.S. border.
Andrew reminds us that C-U is a pretty great place to live.
Inspired by the chatter about the future of Lincoln Square Mall, we consider another aspect of the complex: the parking lots.
Ben examines the deterioration of discourse from the Illini Republicans.
Nicole thinks about school violence through the lens of Childish Gambino's blockbuster music video “This Is America,” and offers key questions that might help us reduce youth-involved violence across Champaign-Urbana this summer.
With Spark closing and the Orpheum looking ahead to the next 25 years, we ponder the possibility of a truly great children's museum.
We hear of ICE in big cities, but in C-U, immigration arrested two men at Siam Terrace on Main Street in downtown Urbana, a supposed “Sanctuary City.”
We think Champaign-Urbana needs better public art.
Nicole surveyed UIUC alums and leaders in the Champaign-Urbana community to learn how Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death and legacy informs their personal and professional lives today.
Nicole drops by the 15th screening of Racial Taboo at First Mennonite Church in Urbana to reflect on the the film's continued relevance for Champaign County.
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?
In the third of three installments, Ben Chapman interviews Jon Rector, candidate for county clerk, to get Rector's view on the county clerk's responsibilities and how he plans to address the voting accessibility and integrity issues of the day.
Dane ponders the presence of churches in malls, in particular those in our own Lincoln Square Mall.
C.G. Estabrook returns from Neptune to endorse his candidate for IL-13 in the Democratic Primary.
A 1994 ordinance is a racial barrier to renting a home in the City of Champaign. It's an on-the-books example of quiet prejudice, and it's past time that city council take the steps needed to restore a sense of justice to our municipal code.
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.
In the second of three installments, Ben Chapman interviews Aaron Ammons, candidate for county clerk, to get Ammons's view on the county clerk's responsibilities and how he plans to address the voting accessibility and integrity issues of the day.
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.
In the first of hopefully three installments, Ben Chapman interviews Matt Grandone, candidate for county clerk, to get Grandone's view on the county clerk's responsibilities and how he plans to address the voting accessibility and integrity issues of the day.
How long after the Parkland shooting will Congressman Davis wait to cash a check from the NRA? New research reveals that we probably won't have to wait long.
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?
Nicole Anderson Cobb considers voting policies and procedures in Champaign County, and seeks clarification on confusing and misleading information from Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten.
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?
We had a chance to sit down with State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss and discuss his plans for the future of Illinois.
Nicole Anderson Cobb dares us to look closely into the state of our society and see whether we've come as far as we'd like to celebrate.
Rodney Davis has spent his entire political career pretending to be something he's not. At long last, it appears he's come to terms with the sort of representative we've always known him to be. Cameron takes a look at the remarkable honesty of Congressman Rodney Davis.
Cameron looks back on the last year spent being represented by Rodney Davis in Congress, and what it means for 2018.
Nicole Anderson-Cobb, local educator and anti-violence activist, dives into the idea of “taskforcing” racial issues in the community and finds very little honest ado about something very serious.
Almost 70 percent of C-U residents are White; only 35 percent of C-U public schools are White. Are we still fighting integration, or is it just a question of haves and have-nots?
The SECS Political Action Committee shows how Midwestern farming pollutes all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico and provides solutions to reduce our negative impact on our national ecosystem.
As Champaign Central basketball standouts Bailey Dee and Tim Finke prepare to go their separate ways, Champaign high school basketball fans are scratching their heads.
James Manrique sees under-represented groups in Champaign County voting, like students, renters, and low-income voters, as the ticket to creating political change here at home.
This divisive and ridiculous problem is going away, and we are going to keep showing you how and why for as long as it takes.
Nick Goodell has a message for undergrads at the U of I: Support the Graduate Employees' Organization because your education depends on it.
Questionable practices by Chicago-based Peoples Gas, who store natural gas in Mahomet, have some Mahomet residents concerned.
The best way to describe Congressman Rodney Davis' sales pitch for the GOP tax plan is reality-adjacent. Cameron takes a look.
Even as its popularity seems to wane, Dane sees trick-or-treating as a great excuse to get out and meet people.
Bert has more to say about the county board's plans for the jail and what they might mean for Champaign County residents.
The time is now to push the City of Champaign into the next phase of development.
The U of I is pursuing their biggest fundraising goal yet — but why won't they bargain with the GEO?
The University of Illinois hosted Charlie Kirk, a young conservative personality with a questionable relationship with facts, and Dane's okay with that.
When it comes to talking politics with our friends/neighbors, is our well-intentioned avoidance of uncomfortable conversations part of the problem? For Megan, the answer is yes.
Cameron exposes Rep. Davis' cynical response to the tragedy in Las Vegas.
