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Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing unseated the three-term incumbent Tod Satterthwaite in a tight race in February 2005. But, Mayor Prussing’s first term is no fresh spin in political circles for her; she served as a …

Taking cues from the perennial event up north in Chicago, Taste of Champaign hits West Side Park this weekend for its 38th year, exposing thousands of area residents to the “best” of what Champaign-Urbana restaurants …

With the temperatures soaring into the 90s and summer in full swing, the Champaign-Urbana community starts itching to get outside and take in the season. One of the newer traditions in town is the Champaign …

It’s been a banner year for the weather gods — and we’re only six months in. What makes this year so remarkable? Nationwide, we’ve had nearly 700 confirmed (and more than 1,300 reported) tornadoes this …

Forget the Great Pizza Debate nationwide. C-U has its fair share of pizza joints, and opinions about them are as varied as the toppings offered on the menus. So, have at it: What’s the best …

This is a pretty simple one. Come mid-May, the students hightail it outta here like the plague’s near, eager to get back home to family, significant others, summer jobs and the good old-fashioned R&R. That …

When you enter the “real world,” you have to get used to a few things. Signing up for a 401k, for example. Setting an alarm clock for a time only previously observed by ambitious creatures …

Sugary sweet confections aren’t something folks generally turn down. So, when a little storefront opened up proclaiming “Cakes on Walnut,” it was only natural that Champaign residents threw their scales out the window and gave …

Every year, Urbana High School and University of Illinois alum Roger Ebert shows up in town with about dozen canisters of film, a cadre of mildly known actors and, often, at least one Hollywood superstar. …