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Is your book collection weighing you down? Do you have a home library that is threatening the structural integrity of your abode? Champaign-Urbana has many great places to donate books. One of the neediest is …

The East Central Illinois Task Force made a rather impressive bust in Hoopeston that hauled in around 540 pounds of cannabis, aka The Motherload.

The brand new CoMMoN Theatre Project will present their first production, Closer by Patrick Marber, March 13–15 in the loft space above Boltini.  CoMMoN was founded by Cara Maurizi, Matt Fear, Mathew Green, and Niccole …

Allmusic.com, a fairly essential resource for music critics and fans alike, selects an album each day to spotlight. Today, the site chose:

If you don’t know who Aaron Shock is yet, you will soon enough. He’s just 27 years old, and the Peoria native is already a member of the U.S. Congress. Check out the video over …

The Independent Media Center is offering a rare opportunity for local musicians to learn from two award-winning performers: Robrt Bowlin, a longtime vet of the Nashville recording industry who specializes in flatpicking and fingerpicking, and …

1) The men’s team lost to Michigan State on Senior Day, 74–66, assuring the Illini they can finish no higher than second in the Big 10. 2) Luther Head was cut by the Houston Rockets, …

Polly wanna cracker? (In this recurring post, we’ll be suggesting items for sale on Champaign-Urbana’s Craigslist that you really shouldn’t have to live without.)