On June 14th, the same day as Trump’s birthday military parade, cities across the United States will be holding No Kings ...

The dead have risen in rural Wisconsin, but they’ve forgotten to behave like proper zombies. This Thursday, SyFy premieres Revival, a series that dares to ask what happens when the recently deceased ...

The nearly decade-old Kickapoo Rail Trail (KRT) has been in the news recently because the final legs are due for completion ...

COVID forced many area businesses to close, some permanently. Notable closures in Champaign County included Destihl Brewpub ...

Never have I ever seen a fish dish this gorgeous in real life. At my birthday dinner, I ordered this steelhead trout main ...

MTD just shared some flashback photos of Illinois Terminal. At this time in 1997 construction just began on what I would ...

Smile Politely has been publishing on the issue of carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer. For those who may have ...

Every week, we take a look at an issue facing our beloved Champaign-Urbana. We try to offer nuance and pragmatism in light of ...

In middle school, I counted the days between the start of the school year on Labor Day and the end of the school year on the ...

Earlier this week, we opened up our latest $50 for $50 donation campaign to our newsletter subscribers, and sold out of ...

I needed to stop by Flying Machine Avionics to buy my last bags of coffee by Page Roasting Company since this week the ...

Smile Politely readers know that we love to tout our micro-urban qualities here. Champaign-Urbana is unique for its high ...