A look at the history of Altgeld Hall
Right now, Altgeld Hall’s Romanesque design is barely visible, and its iconic chimes are unable to be heard as a long awaited renovation process is underway. This marks almost 70 years since the last major …
Right now, Altgeld Hall’s Romanesque design is barely visible, and its iconic chimes are unable to be heard as a long awaited renovation process is underway. This marks almost 70 years since the last major …
A few weeks ago, I stood in the gym of CU Jiu Jitsu, holding a big foam sword. Across from me was Matthew Currey, co-owner of Tempered Mettle Historical Fencing. Currey, also holding a foam …
Champaign is 164 years old today. The city was chartered on March 25, 1860 “when the Illinois Central Railroad placed its tracks two miles west of downtown Urbana.” Champaign was originally called West Urbana and …
Over one hundred years after it existed, the history of a student organization at the University of Illinois is still being reevaluated. The organization’s name was Ku Klux Klan, or KKK, the same as the …
In 2017 the Kip Pope Family donated a collection of photographs of neon signs in Champaign-Urbana from about 1939. The Champaign County History Museum recently shared this Flickr account with the images; they look incredible. …