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Joe Griffith
Oct 115 min read
A Fire that Shook Downtown Champaign
By Joe Griffith Fig 1: Christmas Card created by Christopher Evans circa 1997 Champaign County has a history of devastating fires that...
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Anna Sielaff
Sep 2713 min read
Our All-American Girl: Dottie Schroeder
By Anna E. Sielaff “Dottie Schroeder the smooth and graceful shortstop of the Fort Wayne Daisies…easily one of the most colorful players...
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Emily Binder
Jul 259 min read
The Forgotten Hero of Film: Joseph Tykociner's Work on Sound on Film at UIUC
By Emily Binder “The only sound was the ticking of the machine. And I thought, now they have invented moving pictures, but where is the...
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Will Best
Jun 1911 min read
The Origins and History of Champaign’s North End, 1850-1975
By Rachel Mulick and Eva Grein The roots of the North End neighborhood go back as far as 1850 when census records documented the first...
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Will Best
Jun 199 min read
The Pride of the 99th Pursuit Squadron
By Zaria Whitlock Fig 1: Anthony Jones "Pride of the 99th" Champaign County has the distinguished honor of being known as the “Birthplace...
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Will Best
Apr 126 min read
UIUC Mom’s Weekend: A Lasting Legacy Packed with Tradition
By Vanessa Turner Figure 1: 2022 Annual Moms Brunch. Taken from UIUC New Student & Family Experiences. Mom’s Weekend is an event name...
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Will Best
Apr 105 min read
The Boneyard Creek: Unearthing the Complex History of a Champaign Staple
By Alexis Delgato The Boneyard Creek has been an intricate aspect of Champaign history since before the town’s conception. The story of...
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Will Best
Mar 262 min read
CCNDI: The St. Joseph Record and Ogden Courier Live on the IDNC!
The history of rural communities is often inaccessible or lost. The Champaign County Newspaper Digitization Initiative’s (CCNDI) mission...
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Will Best
Mar 618 min read
Myra, IL Part II: Myra Station - Historic Expansion and a Tragic End
By Will Best Henry Newton Pell’s Elevator Before we continue forward with our story it’s important to take a quick look back at the...
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Will Best
Feb 285 min read
Gifford Germans: A Historic Settlement in Champaign County
By Izzy Sauer Winner of the 2024 Adele M. Suslick Award for Excellence in Research Fig 1: Gifford Residents in 1917 Image from the...
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