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Birds in Champaign vs birds in Urbana? Study shows differences among twin cities
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Two neighboring cities will have a lot of similarities, but researchers...
Champaign County Forest Preserve to improve accessibility with new projects
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Forest Preserve has some new projects that’ll make...
Champaign County 'renaissance' brings more jobs, housing and recreation to region
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 12—Champaign County leaders believe years of collaboration between public and private groups and longtime investment in business development seem to be paying off now and creating a vibrant ...
Middle School basketball championships coming to Champaign area
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The IHSA boys’ basketball state championships may be over, but there’s...
Donations needed for Champaign’s EIF food drive
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — There are only a few days left to donate to the City of Champaign and the Champaign Park District’s food drive for Eastern...
Two high-priority recreation projects in Champaign County get state funding
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 3—SPRINGFIELD — The Champaign County Forest Preserve District and the Urbana Park District are getting sizable state grants to help fund two high-priority recreation projects. The forest ...
Dreamland Park offered fun and recreation to Black community from 1921 to 1938
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“To my way of thinking, the colored people should at least have a place where they can congregate...
Beyond the Boardroom: Champaign Park District Executive Director Joe DeLuce
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 9—NOV. 9 UPDATE: The Champaign Center Partnership today said Joe DeLuce, founder of the Parade of Lights and executive director of the Champaign Park District, will serve as grand marshal ...
Hunting with drones? Illinois DNR says no. Plus, try trout season, pheasant hunts, more
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoThe Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has penty to discuss this October with the fall...
Tom Kacich: Who votes down a playground tax? Champaign did 100 years ago
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMay 26—In the spring of 1924, everyone seemed to agree: Champaign needed more parks and playgrounds. The growing city, whose population nearly doubled between 1900 and 1920 (and would more than ...