Sheila Simon, candidate for Lt. Governor, made an appearance in Champaign on Thursday for a Women’s Issues Fall Forum hosted by the Illinois Democratic Women.

The second annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival started its three-day run which featured its first performance by Welsh artist David Llewellyn. The performance gathered an intimate audience at the Heartland Gallery in downtown Urbana.

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The Women’s Resources Center and the campus YWCA will be holding a dialogue and panel discussion on the topic of abortion on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the McKinley Foundation.

Champaign

The Women’s Resources Center and the campus YWCA will be holding a dialogue and panel discussion on the topic of abortion on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the McKinley Foundation.

Champaign

The Women’s Resources Center and the campus YWCA will be holding a dialogue and panel discussion on the topic of abortion on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the McKinley Foundation.

The Illinois Department of Transportation, or IDOT, held an open house in Urbana to gain input from the neighboring communities about upcoming road construction projects.

Urbana Farmer's Market will invite scientists to an event called Science at the Market: Locally Grown, which takes place this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, a press release said.

The Illinois Department of Transportation, or IDOT, held an open house in Urbana to gain input from the neighboring communities about upcoming road construction projects.

It’s the first day of fall – but it may not seem that way.