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The first event resembling Unofficial took place in March 1995, when Saint Patrick's Day at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was scheduled during spring break. [5] To avoid losing profits, ten bars in Champaign's Campustown, including several owned by Scott Cochrane, held a Saint Patrick's Day-themed event called "Shamrock Stagger" on March 8, 1995, two days before the university's ...
The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the metropolitan area has a population of 235,608 as of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, which ranks ...
Campustown is an area in Champaign, Illinois. Centered on Green Street, the district contains about eight city blocks occupied by various small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartment buildings which mostly house university students. Campustown is located along the west side of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign campus.
Champaign (/ ˌ ʃ æ m ˈ p eɪ n / sham-PAYN) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. [3]
Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC, commonly referred to as Jimmy John's, is an American sandwich chain, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. The business was founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983. [ 4 ] After Liautaud graduated from high school, his father gave him a choice to either join the military or start a business.
Jul. 20—A new ALDI grocery store that will soon open in Urbana is one community members have been asking to have "for a long time," said Champaign County officials. "It is wonderful to see one ...
The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, [4] when it was called "Big Grove". [5] When the county of Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted [4] after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W ...
Vinalia Urbana is open 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; the bar opens at 4 p.m. A parking lot is adjacent to the restaurant with additional parking on the street. It is available for private ...