Smile Politely has been publishing on the issue of carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer. For those who may have ...

Maize Mexican Grill is hosting a dinner series celebrating local food initiatives and community. The first event will be an ...

Being a born and bred Illinoisan, I can temporarily find it difficult to conjure up picturesque visions of lush, climbing ...

Smile Politely readers know that we love to tout our micro-urban qualities here. Champaign-Urbana is unique for its high ...

On a lovely Friday evening, I headed on over to Rose Bowl Tavern to catch a double feature of alternative country music. The ...

Yes. It is still technically spring. I’m sorry. We won’t be in the thick of summer until mid June, so until then you still ...

TEDx Talks uploaded a TEDxUIUC talk with Champaign’s Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock. In the presentation, titled ...

The music series kicked off this week, and there are plenty of chances to take in some live music through the summer. Normal ...

Page Roasting Company, the Champaign coffee roasting company located inside Flying Machine Avionics, will close. Avionics ...

Urbana Good Boy™ Chex got international attention as the “cutest race bandit” when he was featured on the popular We Rate ...

Tooth Butter Cottage Bakery, a local small-batch pop-up baker, is opening a bakespace in Downtown Urbana inside Elm City ...

BakeLab's seasonal special strawberry bloom drink has house-brewed green tea, strawberry-rose syrup, and lime juice.