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• Blog - Just Outside CU: Champaign-Urbana Area Restaurant

  Champaign-Urbana Area Restaurant Week is a celebration of the incredible food scene all across our communities. Consider this your friendly nudge to add Mahomet, Rantoul, St. Joseph, Paxton, and Monticello to your itinerary.

• Blog - Dive into Summer: 2025 Pool Openings in the Champa

  As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, it’s time to plan your summer splashes! Here’s a roundup of public pool openings in the Champaign-Urbana area for summer 2025.

• Blog - Stay Comfortably in Champaign-Urbana

  Regardless of what brings you to our brilliant community, we have ample choices to lay your head at the end of what we hope is a good day in the Champaign-Urbana area. With over 45 hotels, bed & breakfasts, camping, and a few unique overnight destinations, we have a cozy place to curl up for...ight.

• Blog - Firework Displays, Parades and More in the Champai

  Our region comes alive around the 4th of July with parades, family-friendly festivities, and spectacular fireworks displays. Whether you’re looking for small-town charm or big community events, here’s where to catch the best celebrations in the Champaign-Urbana area.

• Blog - Six September Day Trips in Champaign County

  September marks the end of summer, so a full vacation might be out of the picture. Luckily, there are a ton of day trip possibilities in the greater Champaign County area!

• Events - Monticello Farmers Market

  Enjoy healthy, delicious, fresh fruits and vegetables, a variety of meat and pork products,
  fresh flowers from the garden, yummy baked goods, and more. 
  Find us on the square on State Street between Washington and Main Streets. 

• Blog - Top Things to Do in Champaign County for College P

  If your kids attend the University of Illinois, you’re lucky, because the greater Champaign County area is filled with exciting attractions, great local restaurants and cultural experiences unique to this college town—and we’re going to share them with you.

• Blog - The 2025 Champaign-Urbana Area Holiday Shop Local

  The best gifts have a story—and around here, those stories start with local makers, indie shops, friendly faces, and those little quirks you just won’t find in the land of big boxes. When you shop small in the Champaign-Urbana area, you’re supporting families, dreams, and the creative ...iant.

• Events - Monticello Freedom Fest

  This family-friendly celebration begins at 5:00 p.m. with food trucks, vendors, and music, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display at dusk. For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, smoking and alcoholic beverages are prohibited anywhere on school property.
  
  

• Events - Monticello Mercantile's Octoberfest

  It's our annual fall funday on E. Main Street, with pumpkins, mums, music and food - oh my!
  We're partnering with Monticello Main Street to bring in the music, food and fun for the downtown - keep an eye out for more info!