In the most high-minded dismissal of Unofficial to date, U of I law professor Francis Boyle has called upon Governor Quinn to put a stop to the “orgiastic defilement of St. Patrick” by suspending all …
Posts by Joel Gillespie:
Listen Up: February 6 – 12
King Corn, Chernobyl as a tourist destination, Jews for a Just Peace, and preserving the free press, all this week.
Listen Up: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6
Water quality, Indian history, Russian relations, and Greek literature all await you this week.
One word: biofuels
A tale of a private jet, a cellophane plant, a male nurse doing breakthrough research in a barn, and the boom economy that brought them together, but eventually tore them apart.
Cobb named new Champaign police chief
From the News-Gazette: Anthony Cobb was named chief of Champaign police at a news conference Friday morning. He will take the post on March 12. Cobb, 42, has been the assistant chief in Urbana, and …
Prompted by Newt, Citizen Access checks out local food stamp usage
After Newt Gingrich scored some points during his South Carolina campaign by calling Barack Obama the “food stamp president,” C-U Citizen Access’ Dan Petrella took a look at local Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program enrollment. Nationally, …
Listen Up: January 24 – 30
Do you love Middle East politics? Well, then this is the week for you!
Get some free breakfast on Tuesday
Smile Politely would like to be your go-to source for free food information in Champaign-Urbana. If you hear about free food being available, shoot us an email at info@smilepolitely.com.
Listen Up: Jan. 17-23
Ongoing crisis in Pakistan, Holocaust in the Soviet Union, and early Islamic child marriage are among the uplifting speaker topics this week.
Occupy protest scheduled for Friday
From a press release: Our local OccupyCU is holding a protest of the Citizens United decision about unlimited corporate money in politics this Friday, Jan. 20, at 11:45 AM at the corner of Vine and …