NuEra in Urbana, one of the two main dispensaries in Champaign-Urbana alongside Sunnyside in Champaign, will now expand to have two locations in town. The News-Gazette is reporting that NuEra will open their second location at …
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Watch Mermaid Heaven’s beautiful video for new single “Nightbloom”
Mermaid Heaven has released another new song, “Nightbloom”, by way of their gorgeous new video embedded below. You can listen/download the song on Bandcamp as well. The band released another great song, “The Thorn”, towards the end …
Like most of us Illinois basketball fans right now, Kendall Gill is feelin’ it
One of Illinois basketball’s absolute all-time-greats, a member of the ’89 Flyin’ Illini, Kendall Gill, is a lot of us following Tuesday’s blowout win against #2 Michigan in Ann Arbor. Collectively, there could not be more …
Luke Bergkoetter releases music under new moniker Overachiever
Multi-instrumentalist and longtime scene musician Luke Bergkoetter has announced the release of a new project, Overachiever, which he recently recorded to a limited run of cassette tapes. His first release, Vol. 1: Man-Bat, is exclusively …
C-U ex-pat Jonathan Hettinger’s article hits front page of USA Today
Former Editor-in-Chief at The Daily Illini and after that, reporter at The News-Gazette, C-U ex-pat journalist Jonathan Hettinger’s work graced the front page of USA Today today. You might recognize Hettinger’s byline over at Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, …
Watch out for this piece of misinformation floating around locally, says C-U COVID Vaccine Outreach
There is a lot of misinformation out there in the world, especially when it comes to COVID-19 and the vaccine rollout. It seems that there is some misinformation circulating locally from an unnamed doctor out …
This is a great meme about parking on Green Street in Campustown
If you’ve found yourself driving down Green Street in Campustown at any point in the say, I dunno, last decade, you’ve probably been exposed to the center lane parking situation that’s been the norm for …
Urbana Ward 7 primary: James Quisenberry defeated Jared Miller
James Quisenberry has defeated incumbent Jared Miller in the Democratic primary for Urbana’s Ward 7 city council race, per the Champaign County Clerk. The race is uncontested in the general election, so Quisenberry will join …
Champaign Township Supervisor primary: Andy Quarnstrom defeated Rita Conerly
Incumbent Andy Quarnstrom has defeated challenger Rita Conerly in the primary for Champaign Township Supervisor, as reported by the Champaign County Clerk’s office. Quarnstrom will move on to face Republican Karen Foster in the general …
Urbana City Clerk primary: Phyllis Clark defeated Titianna Ammons
Phyllis Clark has defeated Titianna Ammons in the primary for Urbana City Clerk, the Champaign County Clerk’s office is reporting. Presuming there is no challenger from the Republican side for the general election on April …