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The old Hobby Lobby space at Champaign Village was a very happy place to be Sunday afternoon, as volunteers approached their goal of 1 million meals packaged for Haiti ahead of schedule. Kris..."  [Read more]

Governor Pat Quinn showing up to declare Wednesday as Ebertfest Day in Illinois. Long-winded but sincere, not bad for a politician.The precise, hilarious scene in You, The Living when a man (in his..."  [Read more]

Champaign County volunteers will be utilizing the old Hobby Lobby space at Champaign Village to help pack more than 1 million meals to send to impoverished residents of earthquake-ravaged Haiti. In..."  [Read more]

The 12th annual Ebertfest kicks off Wednesday, April 21, running through Sunday, April 25. Below is the lineup of films to be shown, along with its Tomatometer rating (generated from international..."  [Read more]

MARCH 10 PRESS RELEASE FROM CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT Many of you have probably heard the recent buzz surrounding the upcoming construction project for the Virginia Theatre, in particular the..."  [Read more]

Support the plan to connect the north side of the twin cities by extending Olympian Drive from Champaign through to Urbana, which will attract businesses and jobs to this booming part of Downstate..."  [Read more]

Opening Friday, February 5, and running through Sunday, February 21, the Civil Rights Project is a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by local artist Jason Patterson. It is presented and..."  [Read more]

The Friends of Roundhouse 2009 benefit party, called Night Before Christmas, was held Thursday, December 3 in the atrium at Illini Plaza in Champaign. Over 200 people attended. "While some of the..."  [Read more]

This year's Friends of Roundhouse benefit party is called Night Before Christmas and will be held on Thursday, December 3 in the atrium at Illini Plaza in Champaign. It will include a silent auction,..."  [Read more]

After holding on to win 35-32 at Minnesota on Saturday, the Illini have won two straight Big Ten games, boosting them to 3-6 and keeping their (mathematical) hopes alive to reach the coveted six..."  [Read more]

Top hijinks-inspiring holiday + Saturday + college town + football game against Michigan + game ends during trick-or-treating hours = don't forget to set your clocks back...we may all need..."  [Read more]

With the football team disappointing fans week after week, everyone is a little down on the Illini sports scene. But with men's and women's basketball coming up soon, and volleyball, hockey, and..."  [Read more]

No, we're not talking about your in-laws, co-workers, or Jay Leno. We're talking about those nasty little bugs swarming throughout C-U this week. They're not gnats; they're actually soybean aphids,..."  [Read more]

Even with the Illini on a bye week, there's plenty of action around the city this week. Here's our Top 5: 1. Troops coming home! Governor Pat Quinn, families, friends, and supporters welcomed home..."  [Read more]

Let's call last Saturday a scrimmage. Surely a game held against Missouri, in Missouri, and called a "neutral site" game, can be stricken from the season on some grounds. OK, then we're all agreed:..."  [Read more]

Now known as Edison Middle School, this "Imposing Greek" beaux arts classical revival building opened in 1914 as Champaign High School. Located at 306 West Green Street, across State Street from the..."  [Read more]

The beautiful new Champaign Public Library has had a big impact on the community, with its 2009 circulation numbers up 40% over the last year of the old library facility. In fact, it ranks No. 1..."  [Read more]

The Trade Centre office building, located just southwest of the Neil-Kirby intersection in Champaign, has received recognition for energy efficiency through the Ameren Illinois Act on Energy™..."  [Read more]

C-U sports news from the weekend 2009 PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP PLAYOFF POINTS 1. Steve Stricker (University of Illinois) 2. Tiger Woods (Stanford University) 3. Heath Slocum (University of South Alabama)..."  [Read more]

This is the site that will help you find any community info you're after and navigate all of the great Champaign-Urbana websites. No other site lays out everything C-U has to offer online like this..."  [Read more]

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient..."  [Read more]