The Parkland College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to close the Parkland Child Development Center by June 30, citing staffing shortages and budget deficits. The Early Childhood Education program is not affected.
Horizon Health is offering a Safe Sitter babysitting and home safety class for ages 11-13 on June 8 in Paris, with registration closing June 1.
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has launched an online directory and interactive map of breweries, brew pubs, distilleries, and wineries across the state at ilcc.illinois.gov.
Carle Health will host its annual Nursing Scholarship and Award Ceremony Thursday, honoring more than 40 nurses with more than $54,000 in scholarships and professional development awards.
The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office reported 103 bookings across six days last week, with Friday’s data again absent. Wednesday saw the most bookings at 20.
A new U of I review finds that time in nature may benefit the mental health of disadvantaged children more than their peers, with researchers calling school yard greening a high-return investment.
Two road closures begin Monday near the U of I campus: Sixth Street between Armory and Chalmers through May 27, and the southbound lane of Fourth Street through June 1.
A years-long pen-pal friendship between a U of I alumna and an 11-year-old girl led the pair to attend ACES Family Academies together on the Urbana-Champaign campus last summer.
Carriage Crossing Senior Living in Champaign is hosting an all-day bingo fundraiser on June 19 to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, with prizes and guest callers throughout the day.
The Beat on Market Street is returning this summer with four themed block parties on the second Saturday of June, July, August, and September in downtown Champaign.