The Windsor of Savoy, located at 401 Burwash Ave, Savoy, will host the Double Feature in conjunction with the University of Illinois Extension on Nov. 6 from 1-3 PM. The program is open to all and encourages participants to attend one or both sessions provided on the afternoon’s agenda. The event begins […]
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7th Annual Illinois Heartland Library Crawl Runs October 2025
The 7th Annual Library Crawl, hosted throughout October 2025 by Illinois Heartland Library System member libraries, invites residents on a month-long journey to explore the diverse resources and welcoming spaces of nearly 200 participating public libraries across central and southern Illinois. Participants are encouraged to pick up an official passport—a […]
Library Invites Community to Preserve Local History at Free Digitization Day
Area residents are being asked to dig into their attics and family scrapbooks for an event that will help preserve local history for generations. The Library will host a free Digitization Day, inviting the public to bring personal photographs, letters, family heirlooms, and other treasured items to be professionally digitized and […]
Mahomet Public Library to Host Annual Book Sale October 9–12
The Mahomet Public Library is gearing up for its much-anticipated annual book sale, offering community members the chance to stock up on great reads at bargain prices. The multi-day event will run from Thursday, October 9 through Sunday, October 12, with a special preview night reserved exclusively for Friends of […]
Fall Fun Returns to Lake of the Woods with Eerie Illinois and Harvest Fest Weekend
Champaign County families can celebrate the season with back-to-back fall festivities at Lake of the Woods, as the Forest Preserve District hosts a spooky evening of Eerie Illinois on October 18 followed by the autumn tradition of Harvest Fest & Touch-A-Truck on October 19. Eerie Illinois – Oct. 18, 2025 The Museum of the […]
Champaign County Fall Fun Guide 2025
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“Out of Order” Launches Parkland Theatre’s 2025–26 Season
Parkland College Theatre will kick off its 2025–26 season with the British farce Out of Order (An Actors’ Studio Production), opening October 2 at the Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Mike O’Brien, the fast-paced comedy follows government minister Richard Willey, whose plan for a romantic evening with opposition secretary Jane Worthington […]
National Artists Bring “The Great Outdoors” to Giertz Gallery
The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College will open a new exhibition, The Great Outdoors: A Group Exhibition, on October 6. The exhibition brings together ceramics, printmaking, mixed media, watercolor, and oil painting from five nationally recognized artists whose work highlights the often-blurred boundary between wilderness and human development. Through scenes of […]
Mahomet-Seymour School District Approves Contract for New Chief School Business Official
The Mahomet-Seymour School District Board of Education has approved a new employment contract for Kristopher Kahler as Chief School Business Official (CSBO), setting his annual salary at $164,200 for a two-year term beginning October 1, 2025. The contract, signed on August 18, is a significant salary increase in the district’s […]
Mahomet-Seymour Records First Enrollment Decline in Nearly a Decade
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Mahomet-Seymour School District has recorded an enrollment decline, with current figures showing 3,402 students compared to last year’s peak of 3,461. The 59-student decrease represents a 1.7% decline from the 2024-25 school year, marking the end of a seven-year consecutive growth […]













