Champaign
A city in Champaign County, Illinois — population 89,390 as of 2020.
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DJ John Summit returns to UI, talks career with Larry Gies
DJ and University alum John Schuster, better known as John Summit, spoke in front of hundreds of audience members Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ Foellinger Great Hall. The event, hosted by KCPA and the Gies College of Business, featured fellow…
Creatives & ArtsOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Nearly one in four women and about one in six men experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any intimate partner relationship, where one partner uses it to gain or maintain…
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Review | Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’ is more unsettling than satisfying
Rating: 6.5/10 What does it take to catch a predator? Lance Oppenheim’s new film, “Primetime,” captures the behind-the-scenes operations of a television crew attempting to catch child predators while broadcasting it for NBC’s prime-time slot on television. Although it’s a…
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4 book-to-movie adaptations to cozy up to this fall
As the leaves begin to change color and the air turns crisp, it’s time to pull out your sweaters and settle in. If visiting pumpkin patches, finding your way through corn mazes or going on hayrides isn’t your thing, you might find yourself wanting to lie back and enjoy a good…
Creatives & ArtsFarmers in Champaign County are facing elevated diesel prices this harvest related to February’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Since the closure of The strait — a vital chokepoint where up to 25% of the world’s supply of oil flows through — oil prices have risen globally and…
Local BusinessAfter a loss to open Big Ten play, Illinois (2-2, 0-1) parted ways with its defensive coordinator, Bobby Hauck. The Illini have a big test Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-3, 0-1) and a lot to prove. The defense is the obvious candidate for scrutiny. The Illini are No.…
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Champaign by the numbers
- Area
- 22.99 sq mi (59.54 km²), 0.14 sq mi water
- Median age
- 26.6
- Households
- 36,815
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $56,118
- Median house value
- $210,900
- Office
- FIN SERV MANAGER/ CITY ACCOUNTANT
- Address
- 102 N NEIL ST, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820