About the217

the217 is your source for the most relevant, up-to-date information on everything that's going on in the Champaign-Urbana area. Populated with informative, entertaining articles and more than a dozen blogs, the217 in updated daily with the latest news and gossip. A publication of the Illini Media Company, the217 is backed by the Buzz's formidable knowledge of the C-U arts and entertainment scene, and WPGU's understanding of the pulse of local and national alternative music. We invite you to contribute to the discussion with the use of comments on any article, blog post, or business directory listing. This is your site. Your C-U.

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