Rantoul
A village in Champaign County, Illinois — population 12,305 as of 2020.
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Rating: 7/10 Lizzy McAlpine released her fourth studio album, “Angel,” on Friday, after announcing it on Instagram on July 20. “Angel” is a testament to McAlpine’s musicality. She finds ways to strike the emotions she feels and wants the audience to connect with, like sadness and…
Creatives & ArtsWith a collapsed deck and about 380 people to manage, The Keep’s first show on Sept. 4 was off to a stressful but exciting start, according to its showrunners. They said the show raised over $800 for Engineers Without Borders. The Keep is run by five friends, two of whom are…
Creatives & Arts
Liam Kazar finds comfort in solo sound, talks PYGMALION
Liam Kazar is coming to Urbana this weekend as part of PYGMALION, but the artist’s path to a solo music career started long before his upcoming performance at the Rose Bowl Tavern. Kazar will perform Sunday night as part of the annual festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday.…
Creatives & Arts
SECS set to lead anti-data center protest
A protest led by Students for Environmental Concerns demanding “strict regulations on data centers” in Champaign-Urbana will take place on Sept. 25 at noon in front of Foellinger Auditorium. In a statement sent by SECS to The Daily Illini, the RSO expressed its concerns regarding…
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The Bread Company and Espresso Royale to remain open amid closures
The Bread Company announced Sept. 10 in an Instagram post that they will remain open despite closures of surrounding businesses. “We will NOT be closing,” The Bread Company wrote in the post. “Looking forward to seeing what’s next for our block and as hard as it is to change,…
Local Business
Fisher/GCMS soccer wins 7-0 over Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
FISHER – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team won 7-0 over Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin on Monday. Drew Iverson and Thomas Davis each had two goals for Fisher/GCMS (8-2-1) while Cam Brucker, Jose Santos and Joey Goodin each added a goal. Brysen Butler, Iverson,…
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See & do
- B-52 Hangar MX
- Chanute Air Museum
- Christopher Rudzinski Memorial Park
- Country Tyme Lanes
- Falcon Way Apartments
Eat, drink & stay
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- A House of Flowers and Gifts
- Aaron's
- Acre Hill Veterinary Clinic608 W Champaign Ave
- Acre Hill Veterinary Clinic608 W Champaign Ave
- Advance Auto Resources
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Rantoul by the numbers
- Area
- 8.49 sq mi (21.99 km²), 0.1 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.6
- Households
- 5,374
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $48,691
- Median house value
- $118,200
- Office
- COMPTROLLER
- Address
- 333 S TANNER ST, RANTOUL, IL 61866