WILL Call: What’s Happening in Central Illinois August 20 – 23
Dance lessons for people with Parkinson’s, live music, a sale for dumpster-reclaimed items and more are happening in Central Illinois this weekend.
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DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it
Since the Meta Data Center has operated in DeKalb, it has accumulated $72 million in additional property tax revenue for the city. In Aurora, officials are being purposely cautious with data centers and choosing to not spend their new revenue yet on specific projects.
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Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams’ state of the city address highlights decrease in crime, plans to confront housing challenges
Mayor Deshawn Williams spoke at his State of the City address about public works improvements, including new street lights and sidewalks as well as public safety and violence prevention.
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Central Illinois August 13 – 16
A singer-songwriter showcase, a fall plant sale, a vegetarian soul food buffet and more are happening in Central Illinois this weekend.
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Champaign residents have until Wednesday to opt out of electric aggregation agreement
Champaign officials have signed an agreement with Homefield Energy to be the city’s new energy supplier.
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How Aurora and DeKalb are dealing with data centers
In a tale of two data center cities, Aurora and DeKalb are two examples of how location, regulation and revenue affect the residents where they sit.
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Central Illinois August 6 – 9
Multiple festivals are happening in Central Illinois this weekend.
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Screwworm restrictions are slowing transports of dogs and cats from crowded shelters
Animal rescue leaders say new rules meant to prevent the spread of the livestock parasite make sense. But they are also costly for overcrowded shelters in Texas, which transfer many pets to other states.
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America @ 250: John Martin asks how the country can return to better times and heal from its wounds
John Martin is a lifelong Urbana resident and a retired software engineer. A self-described patriot and supporter of the Make America Great Again movement, Martin asks how the U.S. can heal from the previous presidential administration’s handling of immigration.
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Investigation underway after Champaign house explodes and catches fire
Neighbors and Champaign Fire Department say no one was home at the time of the explosion.
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Mahomet Public Library plans for new expansion referendum next April
After being voted down in the March primary, Mahomet Public Library Director John Howard still wants to see a new children’s area and community room for Mahomet residents. The previously proposed outdoor patio has been taken out of these plans.
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Upcoming C-U art exhibition showcases ‘wide range of viewpoints’ in disability representation
“Able in CU” is a project featuring eight charcoal portraits including two self-portraits and six individual portraits by artist Shauri Gonzalez.
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Central Illinois July 30 – August 2
Rock climbing, live music, outdoor painting and poetry and more are happening in Central Illinois this weekend.
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Savoy searching for new developers to complete downtown plaza project
The Village of Savoy has been working on constructing their downtown plaza for years. The original developers withdrew from the project due to issues that include fulfilling agreed-upon deadlines.
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America @ 250: Lance Dixon has two questions for America
Lance Dixon is a husband, a father of five and the owner of Dixon Graphics in Champaign. He grew up in Chicago’s melting pot thinking America’s institutions were rock solid. He’s shaken by how fragile they seem today.
