At 3:15 AM, every restaurant in Champaign turns into a Denny's.
In the weeks following halloween, a figure in a dark cloak walks the streets beneath the barren trees, holding a light in their hands. Do not approach. They will hiss and run.
There is at least one bicyclist on the road at all times, in every season, in every weather.
In the Rec Center West on the university campus, there is a section of the pool that appears to be bottomless. Occasionally dolphins are found frolicking in the water. They like to eat french fries.
In the summer, the corn in the fields south of campus will rustle without the wind.
Don't purchase a train ticket that departs from Champaign at noon. The noon train is jet-black. It's not evil or anything, it's just that painting a vehicle black is a bad idea. The interior of that train is usually too hot and they never fix the toilets and the café car is always closed and sometimes the train heads towards the Illinois Mountains when you expected to head to New Orleans.
Your bug zapper will not save you.