The Brilliant Spirit Awards, organized by Experience Champaign-Urbana, will recognize outstanding individuals and organizations in the community who contribute to making the greater Champaign-Urbana area, including Monticello, Tuscola, Arthur, Arcola, Sullivan, and Paxton, a welcoming place for visitors and residents.
The Vermilion County Animal Shelter is urgently seeking assistance from the community after taking in over 100 cats and dogs in the last two weeks. With space completely filled, the shelter took to Facebook on Saturday to announce they are out of room for dogs and are calling for immediate help from potential adopters.
Whether it’s a class volunteer project or a way to bring the family together, Community Day is a great way to restore the natural beauty of Boneyard Creek. To register online, visit boneyardcreek.org. The deadline to register online is April 5. Onsite registration at Scott Park will be available.
If anyone has information to provide about this incident please contact the Danville Police Department at 217-431-2250 or Vermilion County Crimestoppers online at vccrimestoppers.org, by using the mobile app., P3TIPS, or by calling anonymously at 217-446-TIPS (8477).
A movement swept across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus as local organizers hosted a rally as part of the nationwide Stand Up for Science 2025 campaign. The event, held at noon on Friday, was aimed at defending the integrity of scientific research, preserving funding, and supporting diversity within the scientific community.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2 a.m. local time, with most states shifting the clocks one hour forward. This means an extra hour of daylight in the evening, but it also comes with the trade-off of losing one hour of sleep. If you observe DST, remember to set your clocks ahead before bed on Saturday night or when you wake up on Sunday morning.
URBANA, IL (Chambana Today) – For the second consecutive year, Cunningham Children’s Home is […]
Thursday evening, the procession took a route past the site of the accident that claimed Ross’s life and ended at his final resting place. Ross Booker, just 20 years old, was hit and killed on March 5, 2022, while clearing debris from a previous crash at Windsor Avenue and Neil Street in Champaign. He was working as a tow truck driver for Tatman’s Towing at the time.
Over 14,000 winning tickets were purchased by Illinois Lottery players for the Wednesday, March 5 Powerball drawing, netting players over $246,000 in prizes. The Casey’s in Clinton will also receive $1,500 as a one percent bonus for selling the winning ticket. This isn’t the Casey’s first winning ticket. In March 2023, someone purchased a $450,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket at the Casey’s in Clinton.
This honor is held by less than 300 schools in the country. The revalidation takes place on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Jefferson Middle School. National AVID Demonstration Schools demonstrate an ongoing pursuit of excellence, both in the AVID Elective and AVID Schoolwide. This includes using WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) as the instructional framework. Jefferson students believe that “Words have power so use them wisely.”