Are you a plant lover? Come by the Sola Gratia Farm Annual Spring Plant Sale 2025 at Sola Gratia Farm. The Annual Spring Plant Sale will be open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting May 9th and running through May 18th. Want to learn social media for business? Visit Social Media Basics for Businesses on Monday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library. Professor Mark Wolters will teach you how to maximize your presence, reach new audiences, and market your business with the power of social media.
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced 10 small nonprofits to […]
Graduates from the Fall 2024 semester, as well as candidates for Spring and Summer 2025 will be included in this ceremony. A full list of Spring candidates can be viewed here, Summer candidates can be viewed here, and Fall graduates can be viewed here. Students are listed by their hometown. This year’s commencement ceremony will be held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Illinois has played a total of 56 games at the United Center in total, with a 38-18 record. The Illini are 19-9 in regular-season games at the UC, including an 18-8 mark against non-conference teams. Their last visit was for the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. The Fighting Illini also played a regular season game there during the 2018 to 2019 season and played a non-conference regular season game in 2017 to 2018.
In response to growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across Illinois, the Champaign County Board has established the Champaign County CO2 Sequestration Activities Task Force (3CSATF). The task force will proactively study the potential impacts of CCS on the environment and public health, and develop ordinances to regulate such activities in the county. The 3CSATF is comprised of local officials, scientists, engineers, and public health professionals.
Grantees were awarded $1,000 each to support their work dedicated to the LGBTQ+ or BIPOC communities, food and housing insecurity, healthcare, and education challenges, or environmental activism. Grantees will showcase their work at the McKinley Foundation annual fundraiser on June 7, 2025.
“We are so grateful for the partnership of Terry and Barbara England, and are delighted to celebrate the groundbreaking of the England Pavilion, a premier trailhead facility for the Kickapoo Rail Trail at Weaver Park,” said Kelsey Beccue, Urbana Park District Development Manager. She added, “Terry and Barbara’s generosity will propel us into the next exciting phases of developing a destination park experience at Prairie and Weaver.”
On April 11, 2021, at approximately 4:37 p.m., a shooting occured in the 1100 block of Webber Street. Responding officers arrived on scene to find Musah lying in a yard with a gunshot wound. Officers and paramedics then immediately provided lifesaving care as he was tranported to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. The investigation indicated the victim was believed to be letting out a dog for a friend when he was approached and shot.
The conference will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the I Hotel and Conference Center. The conference provides resources, tools, and information to increase the capacity of neighborhood residents, volunteers, and grassroots organizers to positively impact their neighborhoods using community engagement. It includes 18 shops from several departments, institutions, and community partners related to maintaining a vibrant and engaged neighborhood.
“It was just last year that the remnants of Hurricane Helene brought damaging winds, heavy rain, and flooding to our state,” Khayyat continued. “This is why IEMA-OHS continuously monitors the National Weather Service forecasts so we are prepared if severe weather tracks from the coast into Illinois.”
