When she was a young girl, Grace McClellan made her Grandpa Mike teach her how to draw various objects, everything from a giraffe to a house in 3D. Her grandmother provided lessons in painting and ...

Owner Appreciation Days wrap up Common Ground Food Co-op in Urbana tomorrow, Tuesday, May 7th, so if you haven’t been able to ...

The 2024 Illinois Arts Council awards were announced last week and the University of Illinois landed four of them.

While all of us have our individual cultures and backgrounds, and we typically seek out friends and partners with similar ones, sometimes a union of two distinct and diverse cultures can result in ...

New small baker' Bagels sells delicious bagels in a variety of flavors on Saturdays at Urbana's Market at the Square.

As soon as the semester ends and students flock back to Chicagoland, it’s time to celebrate Friday Night Live events, Urbana ...

CU Broad Comedy is a group with a mission to “help diversify the CU comedy community and uplift women comedians”. They will ...

We had our quarterly writer’s party at Maize last night, but before I joined the festivities, I had to swing by to witness my ...

This week amongst our Smile Politely editor group, we were just floored by the amount of trash that was collected by ...

Recently we stumbled upon an NBC Chicago article with the clickbait headline “This Illinois city is the 2nd loneliest in the ...

When the outdoor farmers markets open for the season, you know summer in Champaign-Urbana is on its way. We’re lucky to have ...

This year’s Spring Jam at the University of Illinois saw a last-minute venue change due to severe weather concerns, moving ...