Opinion

This Editorial Board has written about the importance of local elections many, many times, offering our takes on local politics each election cycle for several years. Our motivation in doing this is to inform you, …

Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, a second crisis has been impacting Champaign-Urbana over the last several years.  Gun violence. 2021 was especially bad. The number of confirmed reports of shots fired more than doubled from the …

Smile Politely is a community magazine, and as such, we rely on a people from our community to contribute. We are always welcoming new writers, photographers, and videographers into the fold, across all sections. Whether …