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Join Illini Chabad and Champaign Center Partnership for a pre-Chanukah menorah lighting

December 6, 2022 / 3:40pm / Jessica Hammie

This year Chanukah begins on December 18th, but Illini Chabad and Champaign Center Partnership are doing a menorah lighting ceremony in Downtown Champaign at 3:30… More »

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National Congress of American Indians endorses the kingfisher as the new U of I mascot

December 2, 2022 / 12:09pm / Jessica Hammie

The National Congress of American Indians is an organization founded in 1944 whose mission is to “protect and enhance treaty and sovereign rights; secure our… More »

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NOLA’s Rock Bar is closing December 11th

November 29, 2022 / 5:15pm / Jessica Hammie

December 11th will be the last day for NOLA’s Rock Bar. Until then, you can take advantage of 50% off food and drink December 7th… More »

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Catch Deke Weaver and Brett Ashley Kaplan in conversation this Saturday

November 29, 2022 / 4:26pm / Jessica Hammie

Deke Weaver, artist and professor at the University of Illinois, and Brett Ashley Kaplan, author and professor at the U of I, will be in… More »

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Here’s what I tried at Heavy Spoon

November 28, 2022 / 10:16am / Jessica Hammie

Heavy Spoon is the ice cream and cereal shop that just opened in Downtown Champaign, in the space formerly occupied by Aroma. Monday through Wednesday… More »

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Leah Taylor has been elected to the Champaign County Board in District 5

November 23, 2022 / 7:29am / Jessica Hammie

The News-Gazette has reported that Leah Taylor has been elected to the Champaign County Board in District 5, defeating Lucas Atwood and Von Young. Follow along… More »

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Bethany Vanichtheeranont has been elected to the Champaign County Board in District 5

November 23, 2022 / 7:25am / Jessica Hammie

The News-Gazette has reported that Bethany Vanichtheeranont has been elected to the Champaign County Board in District 5, defeating Lucas Atwood and Von Young. Follow… More »

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Watch the USMNT play in the World Cup at Collective Pour

November 22, 2022 / 12:37pm / Jessica Hammie

Champaign’s chapter of American Outlaws, a “a non-profit group dedicated to organiz[ing] support for the men's, women's, and youth US soccer teams,” is hosting a… More »

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Pre-order C-U native John Milas’ debut novel, The Militia House

November 21, 2022 / 11:07am / Jessica Hammie

Champaign native and former Smile Politely contributor John Milas has a novel coming out in July 2023. The Militia House is published by Macmillan. Here’s… More »

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Hear from poets David Baker, Linda Gregerson, and Carl Phillips on December 2nd

November 16, 2022 / 2:55pm / Jessica Hammie

Preeminent American poets David Baker, Linda Gregerson, and Carl Phillips will be on the University of Illinois campus December 2nd for a reading and panel… More »

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