Born6, 1775, Jane Austen is the author of literary classics such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma.

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In case this sounds unfamiliar, let’s discuss it a bit. The Odyssey Project within the Humanities Research Institute at the ...

Uncle Louis burn down your tree? Snots drink all its water? Did the Grinch undeck your halls? Well, the City of Champaign will be collecting trees on Monday, January 12. The collection program is free ...

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This January, the town’s most famous barbecue restaurant will close its Urbana location (again). Black Dog Smoke & Ale House ...

This year has felt a little like the WORST, huh? So much of 2025 has been a dumpster fire. It’s not just the antics of the ...

Listen up: the University of Illinois Press teamed up with The Country Music Foundation last summer and dropped one of the ...

December 21st, the Winter Solstice, officially marks the shortest day of the year. After that we, the daylight hours will ...

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Champaign-Urbana’s sorry forever just released their first EP this past weekend, learning to be. Founded in 2024, the Midwest ...

Sinfonia da Camera is stepping out of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, where it resides, for one last time in ...