Wolters World on how to stay sane during holiday travel
With more than 55 million Americans expected to travel for Thanksfiving, we asked central Illinois-based travel YouTuber Mark Wolters for tips on how to avoid the worst headaches.
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Urbana High brings back beloved Thanksgiving dinner
The Urbana High School student council is hosting its 50th annual Thanksgiving Dinner this week. The dinner event is making a comeback as a sit-down affair following a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SNAP benefits may not cover people’s needs during the holidays. Food pantries in C-U are helping
SNAP benefits will increase by 12.5% each month for the next year. But even with the increase, the amount is not enough to cover what many families need this time of year, and local food pantries are stepping in to fill the gaps.
Matt Singer on how Illinois’ own Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever
The late film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert created a television show that made them household names, and made their “two thumbs up” a coveted endorsement. Author and film critic Matt Singer looks at their unique role in Hollywood history in his new book, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”
Pro-Palestinian Jews find community in the C-U area
The UIUC student group Jews for Palestine provides a space for Jewish people in the C-U area who don’t support Zionism — the movement supporting the creation of a Jewish State in Palestinian territory.