Quaker Oats is closing its Danville plant, sending pink slips to more than 500 workers
One of Vermilion County’s largest employers is closing down and laying off its workforce. Production has ceased at the Quaker Oats plant in Danville, leaving approximately 510 employees without work. Chicago-based Quaker Oats, a unit of Pepsico since 2001, opened the plant in 1969. In recent years, the Danville plant manufactured Quaker Oats granola bars, […]
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Apr. 04 – Apr. 07
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Steve Morck talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Black Square at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Date & Time: Thursday, April 4th, 7:30 p.m. Location: […]
UIUC Graduate to Become First Black Professor Teaching Manga in the U.S.
Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an MFA candidate in the School of Art and Design at University of Illinois Champaign Urbana. His last art exhibition will be held at The Krannert Art Museum on view from April 6 – April 20, 2024. For more information, visit here
217 Today: Are my eclipse glasses legit? How do I protect my eyes? And what symptoms to look out for?
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Today’s headlines: About 54 Urbana Middle School teachers called in sick on Monday to protest student misbehavior after a Special Education student got a severe neck injury at school. The Champaign Urbana community is mourning the death of an educator who worked tirelessly to bring STEM education to Black neighborhoods. Illinois […]
Champaign Urbana and University of Illinois communities mourn beloved educator William Patterson
William Patterson, Ph.D. passes away suddenly at the age of 58.