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SUMMARY:Celebrating 125 Years of the Champaign County Courthouse
LOCATION:The Urbana Free Library\n<p>Jury Assembly Room</p>\n<p>Champaign 
 County Courthouse</p>\n<p>101 E Main St</p>\n<p>Urbana\, IL 61801</p>
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 n<p>Champaign County Courthouse</p>\n<p>101 E Main St</p>\n<p>Urbana\, IL 
 61801</p>;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=The Urbana Free Library:geo:40.1112849
 ,-88.2094816
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DESCRIPTION:Help celebrate the legacy of this historic community space and
  eat some birthday cake!.\nhttps://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/170
 51563
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Champaign County Courthouse turns 125 
 years old in 2026\, and you're invited to help celebrate!</p>\n<p>To mark 
 the day\, 100 years after the first dedication\, the courthouse and the Li
 ncoln Legacy Committee of Champaign County will host a varied program incl
 uding the reading of a special proclamation\, a panel discussion\, musical
  entertainment\, and\, finally\, a birthday cake. The proclamation signed 
 by the Champaign County Board will remind us of the importance of justice 
 for all. Students from University High School will play music appropriate 
 to the era. The panel\, made up of Justice Rita Garman\, lawyer and histor
 ian Steve Beckett\, and archaeologist\, historian\, and author Brian Adams
 \, will be moderated by Pat Cain\, Manager of the Champaign County Histori
 cal Archives at The Urbana Free Library.</p>\n<p>Justice Rita Garman was a
  judge in Illinois for 49 years. She began in nearby Vermilion County and 
 became the first female Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Justi
 ce Garman will speak briefly about the importance of courts\, courtrooms\,
  and courthouses to the American way of life.</p>\n<p>Urbana-based attorne
 y and retired University of Illinois College of Law Trial Advocacy directo
 r Steve Beckett has studied Abraham Lincoln since childhood. His dedicatio
 n to local history led him to take the lead in the effort to restore the 1
 901 courthouse\, especially its clock tower. He will speak about the resto
 ration process.</p>\n<p>Brian Adams has comprehensively studied the archit
 ect of the 1901 courthouse in his book\, <span style="text-decoration: und
 erline\;">Joseph William Royer\, Urbana&rsquo\;s Architect</span>. Not onl
 y did Royer design the courthouse\, but he also helped build many Urbana l
 andmarks during his long career\, including Urbana High School\, The Urban
 a Free Library\, the Urbana Lincoln Hotel (now Hotel Royer)\, and Leal Ele
 mentary School. Adams will reflect on the design of the 1901 courthouse.&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em>This program is co-sponsored by the <a href="http
 s://www.champaigncountyil.gov/CountyBoard/meetings_LLC.php">Lincoln Legacy
  Committee of Champaign County</a>.</em></p>\nhttps://urbanafreelibrary.li
 bnet.info/event/17051563
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