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Champaign Go Red for Women event raises awareness and more than $101,000 for heart health

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CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) — More than 250 community members gathered in Champaign this spring for the American Heart Association…

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Metro-East woman wins $1 million on $10 scratch-off bought at favorite local store

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PET OF THE WEEK: Amy and Beth, sisters, are a sweet, curious bonded pair

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CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) — We love visits from Donna from Moore’s Rescue Ranch, who brought bonded sisters to the…

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Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.

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Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to help

One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd.

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The Beat on Market Street returns this summer with four themed block parties in downtown Champaign

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The Beat on Market Street is returning this summer with four themed block parties on the second Saturday of June, July, August, and September in downtown Champaign.

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New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father and bandleader

The largest collection of Paul McCartney's personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles.

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Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book

Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon the impossibly muscular body clad in a skin-tight suit. Our hero or heroine will surely be soaring, shouting, blasting a villain into next week. They are ridiculous. They are addictively great. Comic books, of the superhero variety, are 100% American.

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John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday.

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Virginia Theatre to screen Young Frankenstein in honor of Mel Brooks’s 100th birthday

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The Virginia Theatre will screen Mel Brooks's 1974 classic Young Frankenstein on June 28 as part of the News-Gazette Film Series, celebrating the comedy legend's 100th birthday.

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Champaign Go Red for Women event raises awareness and more than $101,000 for heart health

Metro-East woman wins $1 million on $10 scratch-off bought at favorite local store

PET OF THE WEEK: Amy and Beth, sisters, are a sweet, curious bonded pair

Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

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Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to help

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