“Quantum Voyages,” a play that was created by scientists and artists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with a brand-new musical score to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
On Wednesday, the former Urbana-Lincoln and Landmark Hotel reopened as Hotel Royer, after years of delay. This is good news for Lincoln Square Mall.
After major flooding struck Champaign and Urbana in 1993, city officials created the Boneyard Creek Improvement Plan to address flooding and draining issues. The cities are now taking steps to improve the walking paths and bike trails, making the space safer and more accessible.
Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, abortion laws have been literally all over the map, and difficult to track. But Robin Fretwell Wilson, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, is working to make it easier to track abortion laws.
Chris Mosier, an eight-time Team USA athlete and activist, encouraged people to advocate for the transgender community at the Spurlock Museum on Saturday. He gave a presentation sharing strategies for navigating difficult — and often emotional — conversations about the transgender community.
Live music filled the University of Illinois-Champaign campus on April 12 as students and vendors celebrated Earth Month. The focus of the second annual Sustainapalooza event was to raise awareness on how people can pursue a more sustainable lifestyle.
Charlie Kirk received a standing ovation as he took the stage at Foellinger Auditorium Tuesday night for his “American Comeback Tour.” The packed crowd was a sea of red, with attendees decked out in Make America Great Again gear and American Comeback shirts.
The Trump administration has rolled out tariffs that affect a wide variety of goods and industries — including home construction. The situation is rapidly evolving, and some worry all the uncertainty and supply chain disruptions could drive up housing prices.
Typically, when spacecraft are at risk of collision, operators communicate with one another to decide who’s going to move. NASA and SpaceX recently tested an approach to automate this process for their spacecraft.
GEO leaders say the U of I administration increased health care costs without notice, which puts a significant burden on graduate workers and ultimately causes the quality of education provided at the U of I to suffer.
In his new memoir, local author Larry Schnell writes about the discovery of these letters, which documents his parents’ love story — and also explores the little-known role of music in war.
The 24/7 low-barrier shelter in downtown Champaign primarily operates with temporary federal funding that officials say will run out by the end of the year.
International Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, community members observed the day by holding a rally to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation and statements made by the Trump Administration.
Lincoln Square Mall, home of the Urbana Winter Farmers Market, is already a bustling place on Saturdays. This weekend, the vendors peddling their baked goods, house plants and arts and crafts, and the musicians bellowing from their saxophones and harmonicas, were joined by dozens of tables of railroadiana — railroad memorabilia.
Currently, the city relies on county-wide data compiled yearly in the Consolidated Annual Action Plan to identify its housing needs. But this isn’t as effective for a city like Champaign, said Lauren Weber, Champaign’s community development specialist who co-wrote the proposal for this study.