Champaign-Urbana is perhaps best known as home to the University of Illinois. But while the University figures largely in our demographic profile, this twin-city community has more than higher education to offer its approximately 100,000 residents.

The University of Illinois provides Champaign-Urbana residents with cultural enrichment and diverse educational opportunities unequaled in other towns our size. Known worldwide as one of the nation’s outstanding institutions of higher learning, the U of I has long played a leading role in science, engineering, agriculture, business, the social sciences and the humanities.

This Big Ten school with an enrollment of approximately 41,000 is a drawing card for sporting events and cultural attractions from throughout the world. Each year, the Assembly Hall plays host to a variety of entertainers, including everything from classical to pop.

The University of Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is recognized worldwide as one of the most exceptional arts facilities on any campus, anywhere. It attracts internationally known performers and orchestras and is home to the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and the Sinfonia da Camera.

In addition, Champaign-Urbana and surrounding communities offer numerous cultural opportunities including the professional repertory theater at Urbana’s Stations Theater and the Virginia Theater; the Railway Museum in nearby Monticello, and the Champaign County Historical Museum; the Planetarium at Parkland Community College; the Spurlock Museum and the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois and the magnificent home, sculptures and landscaping of the wooded estate at Allerton Park.

Whether your interests tend toward shopping or golf, the community affords plenty of opportunities. Shopping attractions extend far beyond the ordinary, to include a large number of unique and interesting antique shops, boutiques and shops for collectors. And there’s a wide variety of challenging and beautifully maintained public and private golf courses as well as the Champaign Sholem Aquatic Center and the Urbana Indoor Aquatics Center for year-round indoor swimming.

Easy to Get Away, Easy to Get Around

If you crave small-town living with an occasional break to the big city, Champaign-Urbana is your place. Rand McNally ranked our area as one of the ten most accessible communities. Positioned at the intersection of three interstate highways, we’re a short two hours away from Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Amtrak rail service links us to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans and all points in between. In addition, three airlines serve the area from the University of Illinois’ Willard Airport, providing nonstop flights to Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Detroit.

For more information about the Champaign-Urbana area, visit the links below.

Events & Visitor Information
Champaign County Visitors Guide
Champaign Urbana Area Clubs & Associations
Champaign Urbana Worship
CU-Today.com
Downtown Champaign
News-Gazette Daily Calendar of Events
The Library Channel
University of Illinois Visitors Guide

Government
Champaign County
Champaign County Clerks Office
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Circuit Clerk of Champaign County
City of Champaign
City of Urbana
State of Illinois

Businesses
Build Urbana
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce
Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
Champaign County Farm Bureau
Urbana Business Association

Accommodations
CU Convention & Visitors Bureau
Google Accommodation Search for Champaign/Urbana

Public Libraries
Champaign Public Library
Urbana Free Library
Lincoln Trails Library System
Mahomet Library
Monticello (Allerton Library)

Travel
Amtrak
Central Illinois Regional Airport - Bloomington-Normal
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District
Chicago Midway Airport
Chicago O'Hare Airport
Flightstar
Frasca Air Services
Greyhound Bus
Illini Shuttle
Indianapolis International Airport
Public Transportation
Suburban Express
Williard Airport - Savoy

Media
The Daily Illini
The Hub Weekly
The News-Gazette
The Parkland Prospectus
Thrifty Nickel
WAND - NBC
WCCU - FOX
WCIA - CBS
WICD - ABC
WILL - PBS

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