When the Champaign County Historical Museum was forced to temporarily close a little over a year ago due to financial struggles, President T.J. Blakeman said that something had to be done to keep it alive. “It just hadn’t been given its one last chance. It wasn’t fair to just let it dissolve into nothing,” he said.

Champaign County Historical Museum Board President T.J. Blakeman says that the museum is preparing to rebuild its exhibits and launch a major fundraising campaign, so it can reopen this spring.