We said bye-bye to Burnham Mansion, the late Great Impasta and those funky eclipse glasses, and welcome to the 44th president, the Pride Parade and a Pesotum farm-playing Luke Bryan. As the clock winds down on the 2010s — and the countdown continues to a new Costco in Champaign, a casino in Danville and A/C at last throughout Central High School
Karen Wood’s latest gingerbread masterpiece is on the counter at Einstein Bros. Bagels in Ubana.
It's scheduled to fully re-open Dec. 20.
This week’s stop in our video series on local businesses with stories to tell: A Champaign tavern given a holiday feel thanks to a creative Champaign Central grad.
The city of Champaign has issued a building permit to Costco Wholesale Corp. for a $23.4 million new building planned for the site of the former Bergner’s store at Market Place Mall.
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As hard-working high schoolers at Unity, Tom (Class of ‘79) and Beth (Class of ‘82) met at Monical’s. Today, they run the popular pizza joint.
Farm bankruptcies, the food and beverage tax increase in C-U, an infrequently used runway at Willard Airport, a problematic sign at Memorial Stadium, the new track at Champaign’s McKinley Field, farmland at Philo and Windsor in Urbana, and locally made toffee.
This week's stop in our video series on local businesses with stories to tell: Champaign's Old Time Meat and Deli, which is gearing up for the holidays.
It's part of the Union Square development by Ramshaw Real Estate on the northeast corner of Springfield and Mattis avenues.
Among the 1,940 former students and faculty on our Gies College of Business-powered website: 1970 history/economics grad John Matras, a prolific automotive writer whose stuff you might have seen in Car and Driver, Consumer Reports, Popular Science or dozens of other publications.
This week’s stop in our video series on local businesses with stories to tell: Champaign’s Meatheads.
Matt Riggs, manager of Riggs Beer Company, said 'I'm proud to pay taxes, and I really want to see a balanced budget ... but I wanted to put out there that it is extremely painful when new costs ramp up on a new business.'
Among the 1,935 memories you’ll find on our Gies College of Business-powered website is one from two-degree grad Ramona Sullivan of the Champaign County Public Defender's Office, a 2020 judge candidate.
Website aims to offer guidance for diners with special needs
This week's stop in our video series on local businesses with stories to tell: Champaign's Papa Del's, a pizza lover's paradise that is enjoying its new radio connection.
The work, which will add a spa and eight guest suites, comes after a $5 million renovation to the clubhouse five years ago and $2 million in general capital improvements over the last two years.
The restaurant, which has been one of the most popular stands inside Urbana's Broadway Food Hall, opened its new location Oct. 21 at 3401 Fields South Drive, Suite 121.
Co-owner Filiberto Ocampo said the new eatery includes many of the same favorites offered in Villa Grove, including fajitas, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salads and homemade fresh guacamole, washed down with what Ocampo calls 'monster' glasses of homemade red sangria and margaritas.
Owner Scott Cochrane said construction should begin soon to add a new metal roof supported by a steel structure. The building is being turned into a brewery and distillery.
The new event and wedding space will be going into the buildings formerly occupied by the 51 Main nightclub and Memphis on Main bar.
This week's stop in our series on area businesses with stories to tell: The Beef House in Covington, Ind., a favorite stop of Illini teams (Lovie Smith's crew was there Friday) to and from Purdue.
If the new location at First and Green streets isn't ready by then, owner Scott Cochrane said, 'then we'll open when the kids get back. I don't have any problem that we'll hit that.'
Campus Ink co-owner Steven Farag was working on his business’ pop-up shop in the former C.O. Daniels midday on a Friday, not normally a busy time for campus bars. But on normal days, a campus institution isn’t closing down next door.
The seven-story Marriott Aloft is slated to open by the end of 2020 on the corner of Hill and Neil streets with 132 rooms, a bar on the first floor, and 'a robot that will come and deliver your food and beverage for room service.'
The downtown sections of Urbana and Champaign get some Mailbag love this week, particularly two hotels — one almost 100 years old and another about to begin construction.
The store at 401 S. Mattis Ave. opened in 2013.
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