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Sign petition to drop charges against Jeshaun Manning-Carter
Re-posting from the UC-IMC site: CU Citizens for Peace and Justice is launching a petition drive to demand that State’s Attorney Julia Rietz drop all charges against Jeshaun Manning-Carter. The best friend of Kiwane Carrington, …
Join this Facebook group to bring Paul F. Tompkins to C-U
Hey Champaign-Urbana, do you like comedian Paul F. Tompkins, former host of Best Week Ever and purveyor of a new album, Freak Wharf? Well of course you do, that’s like saying you like sunlight. But …
Wrapping our heads around City Council goals
How does what we’d like to see happen compare to the goals of Urbana and Champaign’s City Councils?
Tesla electric roadster in Champaign this afternoon
They’re traveling from Los Angeles to Detroit, and they’ll be stopping in Champaign tonight. The Tesla roadster is scheduled to be in town and charging at 3-5 PM at 159 Everitt Lab (just east of …
Local Community Radio Act passes House
Carly Nix passes along this link, excerpted below: The Local Community Radio Act passed the House of Representatives Wednesday evening with a resounding voice vote and now moves to the Senate. The bill will open …
Rantoul migrant conditions examined in N-G
The News-Gazette’s partnership with the U of I’s journalism department has produced another excellent piece on “poverty and related issues in Champaign County.” Yesterday’s piece was titled “Migrant family who worked in Rantoul leaves worse …
Carrington report leaves many questions unanswered
The Carrington report was released yesterday, but while it answers many questions about the incident, it raises several more.
CUCPJ holds press conference; Rietz expected to release report today (UPDATE)
Several local radio stations (WDWS and WILL, at least) are reporting this morning that State’s Attorney Julia Rietz is expected to meet with the family of Kiwane Carrington today to let them know whether or …
Speakers in C-U, December 7 – 13
Things are winding down for Reading Week, but the last 2009 installment of Listen Up will guide you to some interesting speakers.