Brookfield Zoo, a short drive from Champaign-Urbana, is packed with a whole lot of wildly wonderful animal fun.
Some Champaign-Urbana Area Students to Receive Food Stipend Through Federal Program
Watch the mailbox. You may be receiving a card with hundreds of dollars of funds to be used for food with new P-EBT benefits being issued for the 2020-21 school year.
What’s In a Lunch?
Christie Clinic’s registered dietician offers ideas for your student’s lunches.
10 Things to Know about Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago
The Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago reopens to the public March 5, and we have a full list of reasons to put it on your “zoo bucket list” for 2021. (Did we mention it’s free?)
New 447 Area Code Coming to the 217 in Central Illinois; 10-Digit Dialing Starts Feb. 27
Callers in the Illinois 217 area code must dial area code + phone number for all local calls starting Feb. 27; a new 447 overlay will follow.







