I hired this photographer to capture my mother's 80th birthday party. He was friendly and bubbly…read more We discussed expectations for the event but he arrived to the event 30 minutes late instead of 30 minutes early. He asked for an advance in funds in order to purchase a flash drive to put the finished product on. He said the photos and video would be available in 3 days but it has now been over 6 weeks and he still has not delivered the finished product. Most significantly he has stopped responding to my text messages and phone calls inquiring about what is happening with my photos and video. I cannot endorse this business and unfortunately will be filing a claim in court to get a refund, when all I want is the precious photos of my mothers landmark birthday. Stay far away from this business!

I have used this professional photography services for MANY events, both photography, and…read morevideography. I can't begin to speak on the high-energy, fun, kind-spirited person I experience each time with Mr. Satchez! Additionally, the finished product exceeded my expectations! While discussing a costs, he was clearly conscious, mindful, and suggestive when creating a package fit for my budget. Upon delivery of the photos and videos received, I could tell that he took his time with editing, and printing my package. Would refer his services to others and will continue being his client, he made me feel as if I was the only one

I could write a long review about every amazing attention to detail The Venue helped provide to us,…read morebut my fingers would get tired and I would probably just ramble. The crew at The Venue are absolutely outstanding, extremely thoughtful, very organized, and truly care about making your day memorable and seamless. They provided the experience we wanted - choice to hire local caterers, setting up and taking down without feeling rushed, hair/makeup done on site easily, day of coordinating/point of contact, etc - without the hassles other venues in the area put you through. Not to mention, it is in the perfect location downtown Champaign. The whole place is stunning and spacious; we couldn't have asked for a better experience. (Photos by Sara Gardner photography)

A bride to be, just came into my place of work and told me that this venue pulled the rug right out…read morefrom under plans to have a reception and they canceled them. Only to have someone that was paying more money in their place.

Gwen Wilson is an amazing wedding planner. I worked with her on a destination wedding, as well as…read moreone in Champaign. She was more organized than anyone I've ever seen. In both cases, she took care of everything--she found great vendors and got really good deals for the brides. She made sure everything was perfect. I don't know how you could have a big wedding and not have someone like her working with you.

This was such a great place to go and enjoy a night with friends. They had everything set up when…read morewe got there. The artist took it step by step and walked around to help everyone out. It was so fun to see all the variations of the same painting. I am not an artist but I am so proud of my work. I will definitely be back!

My home away from home! Illini Hillel is a great place for Jewish life on campus, and a valuable…read moreresource in our community! I must spend at least an hour every day in this building, and it's always the best hour of the day.

Hillel is my home away from home. They sell kosher lunch boxes, bring in speakers and have a lot to…read moreoffer to any member of the Champaign Urbana Jewish community whether student, professional or retired.

The Regent Ballroom is by far the best dance floor for miles around! Their weekly Friday night…read moreBallroom Dance is the perfect way for beginners and new dancers to get floor time to build their skills in a truly welcoming community. For more advanced dancers there's a monthly Saturday night dance where we can burn the floor! Dance classes at several beginner levels, fun line dance class seems to appeal to older single senior ladies, plenty of ways to get up and get active.

We've taken ballroom dancing lessons there. What a delightful thing to learn! David and Ellen, the…read moreowners, are excellent teachers. It is great fun, not at all embarrassing, and something we look forward to each week. As an anniversary present my wife and I just bought each other another round of lessons. We've started putting the weekly dances on our calendar to exercise our newly acquired skills. This is a university town, and most of us spend our time trapped in our frontal lobes. So doing something entirely different, in which we move to music, is a joy.

Did not have the best experience here, arrived at midnight and the room was hot and stuffy, turned…read morethe AC on full blast and it did not work well at all. Do not know if this was just my particular room, or others have the same issue. After the AC had been on for 7-8 hours the temperature of the room maybe got a couple degrees cooler, still very warm and thus I didn't sleep well. The room was very clean especially for the price, if it were the winter time and I was passing through I'd gladly stay here. If the AC worked I would've given this 4 or 5 stars!

Perfect stay. Clean, quiet, friendly. The bowling alley next door is fun. Fridge microwave and nice…read moreshower.

The IL terminal staff were amazing at communicating with me the entire time. Wendy was absolutely…read moreamazing! The caters communication was good 2 weeks prior to the event, trying to contact them anytime before that was pretty impossible. Not a good thing when planning from out of town. Also the food was amazing at the tasting but when it came to the event it was not the same dishes we sampled. That was was a huge upset for us especially after we talked it up to our guest.

We had originally booked our wedding reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal. We had worked…read morewith Wendy to do the showing and the booking. Unfortunately do to the COVID 19 pandemic we had to change our date and ultimately cancel not only because of the pandemic but also because my husband is military (living out of state) and couldn't travel during this time. Throughout the entire planning process, pre-covid and during pandemic changes, Wendy was absolutely amazing to work with. She answers all communications super promptly and was extremely understanding and sympathetic when we had to cancel. Without much explanation we were able to cancel and get our money back. I am extremely disappointed that we weren't able to have our reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal but am just as much grateful for Wendy and her warm spirit and understanding throughout it all! Would definitely recommend based on our experience.