C-U residents smash pumpkins to curb climate change

C-U residents smash pumpkins to curb climate change

The Champaign County Environmental Stewards turned post-Halloween cleanup into a community event on Saturday with their second annual Pumpkin Smash.  Residents tossed their pumpkins against a cement wall at the Landscape Recycling Center in Urbana, turning potential landfill waste into compost that will later be sold at the center. “It’s important to divert some of…

217 Today: Small school districts want to offer their students as much as possible. To do that, many have to share

217 Today: Small school districts want to offer their students as much as possible. To do that, many have to share

November 7, 2023 Today’s headlines:  Illinois lawmakers head back to Springfield this week to finish up their fall veto session with several big issues still on the table. A Bishop Hill non-profit organization says there are major concerns about the condition of state-owned historic buildings at the western Illinois site. The Fighting Illini men’s basketball…