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City of Champaign gives update on Garden Hills Drainage Improvements project
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The City of Champaign is providing an update on the Garden Hills Drainage project. Phase 2 started in November of 2023, and work continues to progress on schedule. The City posted on Facebook that contractors have already installed more than 370 steel H-piles which will serve...
A Goldendoodle is the newest staff member at Champaign County Child Advocacy Center
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – There’s a new member at the Champaign County Child Advocacy Center, who’s bringing his canine smile into his new role. Cooper, an 8-month-old Goldendoodle, will be a full-time comfort dog for the center. He also serves as the new mascot for the CU Sunrise Rotary Club, who has chosen to sponsor […]
Urbana Free Library to celebrate 150th birthday
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Free Library is set to celebrate a significant milestone next week 150 years in the making. On Saturday, June 15, the library is inviting anyone in the Champaign-Urbana community to attend the library’s 150th birthday party, which is a free event from 1-3 p.m. The event kicks off the […]
3,000 runners to compete in delayed Christie Clinic 5K in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The wait is finally over. Six weeks after it was originally scheduled to run, the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend 5K will be held Friday evening. The 5K was originally scheduled for the night of April 26, but that day marked the beginning of a pro-Palestinian protest on the University of […]
Community Spotlight: ‘A Night of Wishes’ to benefit Make-A-Wish Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Make-A-Wish Illinois is hosting a fundraiser in Urbana later this month to help critically ill children live their dreams. Gina Marsh, Volunteer Regional Council Member at the Champaign branch, sat down with WCIA’s Matthew White to discuss the event for a Thursday Community Spotlight. “A Night of Wishes: A Family Fundraiser” […]
Beneath a Midwest Sky opens Monday at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery
I’m excited to visit the new exhibit at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery starting next week. We’ve had gorgeous spring weather so far, but summer’s coming and I love the open and cool indoor space of Parkland’s Giertz Gallery. The opening reception is Thursday, June 13th with a talk from the artist at 6:15 p.m.
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