This just in from the University of Illinois police department:
The University of Illinois Police Department seeks the public’s help in
identifying the suspect responsible for the theft of two artworks that
occurred on Saturday (June 13) between 2:13 a.m. and 2:28 a.m. at 1206 W.
Nevada St., Urbana.
The artworks, which resemble metal signs, are 18 inches by 36 inches and
are painted white with red block lettering. One says, INILLI GNITHGIF,
TODAY YOUR HOST IS PEORIA; the other says, INILLI GNITHGIF, TODAY YOUR
HOST IS HO-CHUNK. The Peoria sign was removed from its location directly
south of the Native American Studies Building. The Ho-Chunk sign was
removed near the west entrance of the building.
The suspect is a college-age white male who was wearing a dark T-shirt
and dark shorts at the time of the incident. The suspect was captured on
video; images can be viewed at http://www.dps.uiuc.edu/uipdhelp.html
It’s definitely a felony, Class X if I had to guess, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this were prosecuted as a Hate Crime.
In a word: fucked.
