Ahead of her retirement, Champaign City Manager Dorothy David reflects on 30 years of service
IPM’s Arjun Thakkar sat down with outgoing Champaign City Manager Dorothy David to reflect on her record and her time working for the city.
Two Danville men featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Two young men from Danville were featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2025.
Danville gives community opportunity to showcase unique talents
A popular talent show is returning to Danville next year.
The Champaign Urbana Autism Network hosts annual sensory-friendly breakfast
With Christmas just around the corner, the Champaign Urbana Autism Network hosted its sensory-friendly breakfast Sunday, at the City Center in Champaign. Children with autism can struggle waiting for hours in crowded places, which can make it hard to attend other holiday events for kids, said Julie Duvall, executive director of CU Autism Network. “It’s…
Champaign announces appointment of new Deputy City Manager
The City of Champaign is continuing to navigate changes in leadership with the appointment of a new Deputy City Manager. The move comes after the promotion of the current deputy manager Joan Walls to the position of City Manager.
‘Significant milestone’: Champaign appoints first African-American city manager
Joan Walls has worked for Champaign’s government for 24 years. Her experience earned her unanimous support from the city council.
White Christmas opens at Parkland College to celebrate the holiday season
White Christmas, the stage musical adaption of the 1954 film, runs for the next two weekends in Champaign.
Local theater holding auditions for actors to explore race and the American dream
The Station Theatre in Urbana is holding auditions for Skeleton Crew this weekend. The play tells the story of four Black characters working at an auto plant that’s at risk of going under.
Holiday fun returns to Allerton Park with some extended hours
A popular local holiday event is coming back this year to Allerton Park and Retreat Center.
Chapter 8 Fallout- An Uncertain Path Forward
What does the land between the Jordan
River and the Mediterranean Sea look like in year 2048, 100 years after the founding of the state of Israel?
Champaign on track to get its first African-American city manager
CHAMPAIGN– Officials in Champaign will decide at a meeting Tuesday whether to promote Deputy City Manager Joan Walls to serve as the city’s chief executive. Walls is a 24-year veteran of Champaign city government, who was appointed to the position in 2013. Under Champaign’s council-manager system of government, the city manager is hired by the…
Celebrate the holidays on Candy Cane Lane at the Parade of Lights
The Parade of Lights returns to kick off the holiday season in downtown Champaign this Saturday, November 30th.
Chapter 7 Fallout- Where is the limit?
Last fall – as the death, suffering and destruction in Gaza mounted – local residents described the numbing effect of prolonged grief and how Israel’s response to October 7 had led them to rethink their support for the state of Israel.
Local food bank provides livestock feed to North Carolina farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene destroyed vast acres of crops in North Carolina, leaving local livestock farmers struggling to secure enough feed for their cattle to survive the winter.
‘You are not forgotten’ — the C-U community gathers to honor lives lost due to anti-trans violence
A candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost due to anti-trans violence was held Wednesday evening at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign. The Transgender Day of Remembrance event, hosted in conjunction with Uniting Pride of Champaign County, was an opportunity for transgender, non-conforming and the entire queer community and allies to gather, said Beth…