The stories of Champaign County, IL
7 narrated audio stories from across Champaign County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Virginia Theatre
When the Wurlitzer Made Movies Feel Grand
At the Virginia Theatre, an organ still carries the memory of silent film.
Burnham Athenaeum
A Gift That Became Champaign’s Civic Memory
How Burnham Athenaeum turned one man’s gift into a public landmark.
Former Chanute Air Force Base
Where the Air Force Learned to Keep Flying
A story of the base that trained the hands behind military flight.
Virginia Theatre
The Movie Palace That Refused to Disappear
How a threatened theater became the home of Ebertfest.
Champaign
How West Urbana Became Champaign
A railroad town with an unusually literal beginning.
Chanute Air Force Base
When Flight Training Came to Rantoul
How a rural Illinois site entered America’s earliest military aviation age.
Champaign
How a Depot Drew Downtown Out of the Prairie
A railroad stop turned open prairie into Champaign’s commercial heart.
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