Champaign County, Illinois is located in the heart of East Central Illinois. The County was incorporated on February 20, 1833. Home to the University of Illinois, Parkland College, and two major regional hospitals (Carle Foundation Hospital and OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center), Champaign County is a leader in education, health care, government, high technology, light industry and agriculture. Champaign County comprises 1008 square miles, the majority of which are involved in agriculture.
Parkland College is an outstanding community college that offers educational and life skills that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. Located in Champaign, Illinois, Parkland College is dedicated to improving the life of its students, and serves thousands of individuals annually, providing career and transferable credit programs, community workshops and online courses. Advising services are available for students to reach their potential, while high school students have the opportunity to participate in the dual enrollment program. Parkland College has a thorough list of associate’s degrees, and an even longer list of certificate opportunities for those looking to get ahead in their careers. Not just an ordinary community college, Parkland College boasts a radio and TV station, an art gallery, a drama theatre and even a planetarium. Parkland College is a resource not only to its students, but also to the local community. To help students cover tuition and other costs, Parkland offers financial aid to eligible students in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. If you’re interested in starting your academic or professional future on a culturally rich campus, take a look at Parkland College.
Mission Statement The mission of the Champaign Unit #4 School District, in partnership with the community, is to guide all students in gaining knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to direct their lives, improve a diverse society, and excel in a changing world by providing dynamic, resource-rich learning environments and experiences in which people and lifelong learning are valued. Superintendent: Dr. Judy Wiegand
The mission of Urbana School District 116, a multicultural community committed to educational excellence, is to ensure that all learners acquire knowledge, develop skills, and build character to achieve personal greatness and help create a better global society, by providing innovative, comprehensive programs, respecting individual learning styles and cultural differences, and fostering caring and nurturing relationships, while engaging each student, every family and the entire community.
DICK’S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18-year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother’s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick’s grandmother asked how much it would cost to build the store himself. Dick said it would cost $300. His grandmother then went to the cookie jar where she kept her life savings and gave him $300 and told him “do it yourself.” Dick used that money and his relentless work ethic to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton. By 1958, he expanded his product line to include much of what you’ll find at DICK’S Sporting Goods today. Ed Stack, Dick’s son, is the current CEO and Chairman of DICK’S Sporting Goods. He and his siblings bought the store from their father and are responsible for taking two stores and growing the chain to over 500 stores. Dick’s family continues to offer the finest quality products at competitive prices, backed by the best service anywhere. Like you, they have a real passion for sports. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand-name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. The Company owns and operates Golf Galaxy, LLC, a golf specialty retailer, and eCommerce websites and catalog operations for both Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy.
OSF Medical Group is an integrated healthcare network serving patients of all ages. They offer various health care services, such as behavioral health, mental health, brain care, spine care, cancer care, emergency services, fertility care, gynecology, primary care, support services, and more.
