Tag: Urbana

A man dressed as Santa talks to a young boy holding a baby doll.

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

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Urbana voters support advisory referendum asking U.S. to end military funding for Israel

  URBANA– A majority of Urbana voters backed an advisory referendum asking whether the U.S. should end its military funding for Israel.  Residents petitioned to get the measure on the Cunningham Township ballot earlier this year in response to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Based on unofficial results from the Champaign County Clerk’s office, around

A man stands on a ramp next to a plaque and a wreath commemorating Lincoln's speech against the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Community honors 170th anniversary of Lincoln’s Urbana anti-slavery speech

  Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln spoke in Urbana on Oct. 24, 1854, to denounce a law that allowed for the expansion of slavery. On Thursday, one hundred and seventy years later, a commemoration was held at the Champaign County Courthouse. Around 50 community members gathered to hear the history behind those remarks.