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A general view of the State Farm Center prior to an NCAA college exhibition basketball game between between Illinois Chicago and Illinois Wednesday, Oct. 28,...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Champaign, Illinois. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Champaign. Associated ZIP codes: 61820, 61821, 61822, 61824, 61825, 61826.
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Coroner IDs Batavia man killed in car accident on Illinois 47 near Foosland
Charles Nelson, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:30 p.m. Friday, said Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer.
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Runaway rout: No. 3 Illini cruise by Fairleigh Dickinson in season opener
High-octane offense by Illinois on full display Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Oregon offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer fired after loss to Illinois
After a 21-10 loss to Illinois in Champaign on Saturday, Oregon has fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer.
Oct 26, 2026Open source
Purdue spoils Illinois homecoming, earns Barry Odom’s first Big Ten win
Purdue snapped its long conference drought in Champaign, while Illinois left homecoming with new questions after falling to 2-3.
Oct 5, 2026Open source
Today in History: September 22, Farm Aid concert brings rock, country music artists together
Rock and country music artists participated in Farm Aid, a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois, to help the nation’s farmers.
Sep 22, 2026Open source
Big Ten puts the kibosh on NFL-to-college plans
CHAMPAIGN — The ruckus raised by Lane Kiffin and others doesn’t look like it will affect the Illinois football program.
Aug 27, 2026Open source
Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons and husband, Champaign Clerk Aaron Ammons, plead not guilty to federal cha...
Six-term Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, each pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges handed...
Jul 17, 2026Open source
Andrej Stojakovic saw real value in a return to Illinois
The Illinois guard, who struggled from three-point range during his first season in Champaign, found more consistency in his jump shot during the workouts of...
Jul 11, 2026Open source
Illinois athletics generating record revenue amid record expenses
CHAMPAIGN (TNS) — The timing of Josh Whitman’s annual media roundtable in late June means financial numbers for the fiscal year are typically a week or t...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Green Street | 2026-27 player profiles — Irene Noya Catoira
Illinois forward Irene Noya Catoira (6) in a NCAA women’s basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wed., February 11, 2026.
Jun 23, 2026Open source
Pritzker, local leaders dedicate new all-abilities activity hub in Champaign
The project was funded through a $600,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, designed to be an inclusive, special recreation area that...
May 30, 2026Open source
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Champaign is in Champaign County, Illinois.
Region: Central Illinois
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61820, 61821, 61822, 61824, 61825, 61826
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Champaign was founded in 1855, when the Illinois Central Railroad laid its tracks two miles west of downtown Urbana. First called West Urbana, it was renamed Champaign when it received a city charter in 1860. The city and county take their name from Champaign County, Ohio, which was named from a French word for "open, level country." With neighboring Urbana it became home to the University of Illinois.
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The city has inspired more than one song. In February 1969 Carl Perkins and Bob Dylan wrote "Champaign, Illinois," which Perkins released on his album On Top, and the band Old 97's set new lyrics to the melody of Dylan's "Desolation Row" for a different song of the same name, released with Dylan's blessing in 2010. On September 22, 1985, the first Farm Aid concert was held at the University of Illinois's Memorial Stadium in Champaign, drawing 80,000 people and raising more than $7 million for American family farmers. Joan Severns, mayor from 1979 to 1983, was the city's first woman mayor, and Deborah Frank Feinen, mayor since 2015, is the second. Sources Wikipedia: Champaign, Illinois
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40.1110170, -88.2407470
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