While Champaign-Urbana actually saw a quite long spring for once, we are officially in the sweating-your-butt-off part of the ...

Those of us who call Urbana-Champaign home know it’s not quite like any other place. There’s a certain spirit in the ...

The Beat is a block party initiative put on by the City of Champaign, started last year, to enliven the local music scene in a way that gives music-enjoyers somewhere safe and fun to party ...

Writer’s Room; Photo by Alyssa Buckley Each table was set with cloth napkins, gold utensils, glassware, and a handsome menu. The evening we went, Writer’s Room had five appetizers, four salads, three ...

In 2021, the Champaign City Council voted to approve the purchase of 46 Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) as a tool for reducing gun violence and violent crime. When this was first proposed, we ...