D.W. Stevick wasn’t the first person to suggest that Champaign and Urbana should merge to become one larger city.

Shoe shopping can be complicated. Is it the right color, style, brand, and fit? For horses, getting the right shoes is even ...

Nearly every instrument is painful in the beginning. I’m not criticizing; I’m just learning endurance.

Dr. Edith Eva Eger in her insightful memoir “The Ballerina of Auschwitz” (Atheneum 2024) tells us about her Jewish family and her need for love in 1943 Hungary.

Walking across an empty University of Illinois campus the week after Christmas, I was reminded of an invitation I received way back in 1985 that changed my life.

Hope in Beauty; Act in Peace; Blessed Be. Mary Lucille Hays lives in Birdland near White Heath. She is serious about answering mail from readers. Consider subscribing to support your small-town ...

The Champaign County Forest Preserves is thrilled to welcome two incredible new members to our education team.

The Jupiter String Quartet gave a concert in Foellinger Great Hall on Feb. 4 of music written for a string sextet by Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and Johannes Brahms.

What is the law on renaming Army bases? Buried in the headlines of President Trumps “ordering” freezes on funding of federal agencies, the firing of federal agency heads and inspector generals, and ...

Israel says it is scaling up a weekslong offensive in the occupied West Bank, sending in tanks to a militant stronghold and pledging to keep troops in place for the ...

Andres Gomez cooks asparagus at Michaels' Catering in their current location on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.