According to The News-Gazette, a new sign up in Farmer City is sparking outrage. The sign, which was put up on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, reads: “Congrats Michael Brown: one year with no …
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Rejoice! The DMV is open again
I know what you’re thinking: “wow, I really wish I could go to the DMV today, but it’s been closed in Champaign for 9 months.” Yes, friends, in the past, you would have been out …
Illini Football, you’re killing me
Boswell has been a lifelong Illini football fan, but with each coming year of the Tim Beckman era, he has found it harder and harder to get excited about games. With little room for hope, the future looks bleak.
Ronda Coleman announced as Champaign County’s first African-American judge
Yesterday, it was announced that Ronda Coleman of Urbana would be hired as the next judge in Champaign County, its first African-American judge and its fifth female judge. According to The News-Gazette, Coleman is a veteran …
Good on you, Urbana
The City of Urbana secured more than $300,000 in TIF funding for a new market in a renovated warehouse near downtown Urbana, and honestly, that's a pretty cool thing.
Urbana Art Expo now taking applications
One of the best things about living in Urbana is the commitment that the town and larger local community gives to fostering the arts. This Autumn is certainly no exception, as 40 North and the …
Can Bernie actually do it?
Champaign-Urbana is a national election predictor, and as such, it will be very important to see how Bernie Sanders and other various candidates play out locally in order to predict how they'll do nationally.
Illinois’ new happy hour law: How important is it?
Happy hour is now legal in Illinois again for the first time in 16 years. With massive inaction at the state level, this sure seems like a frivolous law to pass at a time when we need more actual reform.
Bruce Rauner: The Extortionist
Yesterday, Lincoln's Challenge Academy in Rantoul was forced to close its doors because of a stalemate induced by Governor Bruce Rauner's ridiculous new budget plan, and that's probably the most heinous thing a politican could ever do.
Governor Rauner’s budget threats force closure of Lincoln’s Challenge Academy
Today, it was announced that due to the budget stalemate created by Governor Bruce Rauner’s extreme proposed cuts, Lincoln’s Challenge Academy, a school in Rantoul for at-risk youth, will be forced to shut down — …