Head's up: The poppy handout by Champaign County's American Legion posts and News-Gazette Media's radio stations on the Thursday before Memorial Day has moved to downtown Champaign. Since 2015, Champaign County's American Legion posts have teamed with News-Gazette Media's three radio stations on the Thursday before Memorial Day to hand out poppies as a tribute to those who served. It's a popular, productive and patriotic event that last year saw nearly $1,000 in donations. A head's up that the location has changed. read more