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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