I’ve been scouring Craigslist for a place in Washington, D.C., where I’ll be moving in a couple of weeks. The nation’s capital is an expensive place to live, and apartments go quickly, so I find …
Posts by Chris Maier:
Global Warming on the Hot Seat
On Sunday afternoon, a few dozen people gathered at Champaign’s West Side Park to send a clear message to Rep. Tim Johnson, the Republican congressman who represents Illinois’s 15th Congressional District. The message: It’s time …
University Skyline Grows Up Right on Schedule
As development continues on a number of buildings in and around Campustown, the University of Illinois’s skyline begins to take new shape. Among the construction projects slated for late-summer completion are the Urban Outfitters/office building …
A Chief Reinvention?
If you go to Wikipedia and type in “Council of Chiefs,” what you’ll find is a very brief entry on a “non-profit organization that was created in honor of Chief Illiniwek at the University of …
Jillian’s Ends 15-Year Run in Champaign
After 15 years as one of Champaign’s prominent sports bars and billiards joints, Jillian’s has closed. Employees got word on Sunday and by the end of the day Jillian’s had shut its doors for good. …
Ultimate Fight Comes to the Holiday Inn
Forget about finding a quiet room with a comfortable bed. If you show up at Urbana’s Holiday Inn tonight, chances are good that comfort’s the last thing on your mind. At 8:30 p.m., Courage Fighting …
Human Rights Take Center Stage Tonight
When Julian Burger takes the lectern at the University of Illinois tonight, he’ll turn his attention to one question: What’s the state of human rights in today’s world? As the guest speaker at the 17th …
Quad Springs to Life
Now that spring seems to have officially sprung, students at the University of Illinois are rediscovering the quad. More than a dozen organizations lined the walkway just outside the south end of the Illini Union …
In Upcoming Democratic Primaries, “Politics as Usual” Takes the Stand
On a day-to-day basis, there’s plenty of “politics as usual” to go around, but in the grand scheme of presidential candidate nomination seasons, this has been anything but a “politics as usual” electoral stretch. On …
Rantoul Rounds Up Local Writers Tonight
Champaign-Urbana knows a thing or two about healthy writing scenes. After all, the University of Illinois is home to one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious creative writing programs as well as one of …