Happy New Year, everyone! If you’re looking for something to do to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025, you’re in luck. There are plenty of options for dining, dancing, and being out on ...

The fun folks at Champaign Movie Makers invite you to their latest cinematic experiment this Sunday at the Channing-Murray Foundation. Fresh from the editing room floor, this new short film debuts as ...

Hey folks, Tom here. Just wanted to get in one last little tidbit before the holidays. Illinois Terminal is Champaign’s own ...

It’s that time again, when we reflect upon the last year. It’s sometimes hard to remember what happened in May or June, never ...

This time of year should be a season of joy, and people 21+ can add a little cannabis for some extra merry and more ...

United Way of Champaign County brought Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to the area, and since its launch last December ...

J’Lyn Hope considers herself from Urbana because “she doesn’t know anything else.” Currently performing in Champaign-Urbana ...

For many people, the popular notion of tattooing is rooted in the designs now collectively referred to as American (or ...

This year, we wrote a lot about the area’s food and drink scene from restaurants to bars, coffee shops to farmers markets and ...

In this annual tradition, our editors spend time thinking about all of the things that were stupid, annoying, irritating, and ...

Indeed, it is the last day of publishing for us here at Smile Politely for the year, though you will see a few items posted ...

Skip the usual holiday flicks. From hilarious heists to supernatural reunions, six locally-made films from Champaign or ...