A land witch desperate for a new start moves with her foster daughter to a village to wrangle a roaming sentient house. As ...

The Champaign County African American Heritage Trail and the Experience Champaign-Urbana foundation have developed an app for ...

Downtown Champaign’s ritzy steakhouse Hamilton Walker’s is opening a second location in Broad Ripple, Indiana. The new Broad ...

Everything is and can be culture; our Culture section attempts to capture the essence of this community that we call home. We write about the people, places, politics, businesses, and events that make ...

Mathew Green builds plays like a man laying track for a train he already hears coming. The Basement of Greatest Happiness—one ...

On Tuesday, July 21, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash will perform at the historic Virginia Theatre in ...

In commemoration of our nation’s 250th anniversary of self-governance, I’d like to spotlight a branch of Illinois government unknown to most of its inhabitants. 1850 marked the beginning of the end ...

Make Music Normal returns for its 12th year in Uptown Normal. The two-day event is packed with free, live entertainment. In ...

Sepelas African Restaurant has closed in Urbana. Opened in 2023, the plaza restaurant served Congolese cuisine on golden ...

In late June, I was lucky enough to tour James Dorner’s workshop. Dorner, who works under the artistic name Art by Dirt, ...

Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery’s awesome goat cheese has won another award. The 2026 American Cheese Society’s Annual ...

We’re off next week for our annual Smile Politely summer break. We’ll resume publishing on Monday, July 13. As such, there is no Weekender this week, but I’m sure you’ll all be hanging out by ...