Internationally best-selling author Jennifer Weiner, praised for taking “chick lit” to a higher level, will be at the Champaign Public Library to talk about her life and her books on Sunday, July 25. A book signing, open to the general public, will follow her 2 pm presentation. Weiner’s 2001 debut novel, Good in Bed, quickly…
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Starting July 1, 2010, overdue fees for free materials from the Champaign Public Library will be 20 cents per day, up from the previous 10 cents. Rental items — popular items that check out for $1 per week — will stay at their current rate of 20 cents per day. This is the Champaign Public…
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The City of Champaign is relocating its drop-off recycling site to the north side of the Meadow Gold Building at 1701 Kenyon Road. The site will close its current location on Hagan St. on Friday, July 2, 2010 and reopen at its new location on Saturday, July 3, 2010. The new location can be accessed…
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Here is a formal invitation to the initial membership meeting for the Public Art League at Luna in Champaign IL Tuesday July 6th. The Public Art League (PAL) is a new not for profit organization in Champaign-Urbana. The purpose of this organization is improve the awareness and creative climate in our community by promoting Public…
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The City of Champaign will honor George Blackburn by dedicating a portion of Maple Street, from Prospect Avenue to Harris Avenue, as George Blackburn Street. The honorary street signs will be unveiled on Monday, June 28, at 1:30 p.m. during a ceremony at the corner of Maple Street and Harris Avenue in Champaign. Mr. Blackburn…
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Access to a wide range of information on local television programming is now available at www.cucabletv.com, a new web site created by the Champaign-Urbana Cable Television and Telecommunications Commission. The site focuses on programs and services offered by Champaign-Urbana’s four PEG (public, education and government access) channels — CGTV (Champaign government), UPTV (Urbana government and…
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Viewers of Champaign Government Television (CGTV) can now watch City of Champaign programming streamed live on the Internet, including live coverage of City meetings. Viewers can view the live stream by visiting the City of Champaign’s website at www.ci.champaign.il.us/cgtv and clicking on the “Live Stream” icon. Archived video files are also available at this same…
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Yesterday, the Champaign Police Dept. held its annual awards ceremony to honor a number of its employees who earned recognition over the past year. Chief R.T. Finney recognized employees for various accomplishments ranging from great investigative work to diffusing a potentially deadly situation. Many of these employees have worked closely with the citizens in resolving…
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Children of all ages are invited to the 16th annual Playing it Safe Community Safety Festival this Saturday, June 5, 10 AM to 3 PM. City of Champaign Fire and Police personnel will be there along with 40 partner agencies providing hands- on educational initiatives in a fun and safe environment! Look forward to seeing…
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The Champaign Police Charities Association may be calling you for donations during its fundraising campaign for the Champaign Cops for Kids program. The campaign, scheduled to run for approximately six weeks, is designed to assist area children. Some past recipients of the program include Olympic Medalist Katherine Reutter, speed skating champion Bonnie Blair and local…
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