Libertarian/conservative Watseka native Vaughn Walker, Chief Judge of the Northern District of California, yesterday declared California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional. Walker was appointed to the bench by George H. W. Bush in 1989 and is gay. …
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Judge Holderman removed from case
Illinois grad, adjunct professor and all-around cool guy James Holderman—Chief Judge of the Federal District in Chicago—was removed from a case this week. The problem? He told Patrick Fitzgerald’s assistant U.S. Attorneys that they are …
Trick shot
The Illini basketball squad are loose this summer, what with the incoming class of Freshman ready to steal the proverbial show.
Illinois single game tickets on sale now
From the SID: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Single-game tickets for the 2010 Illinois football season go on sale this Thursday, July 22, at 9 a.m. CDT through the University of Illinois Athletic Ticket Office. Make sure …
Chip Long is new Illini tight ends coach
From the SID: CHAMPAIGN, ILL — Illinois Head Football Coach Ron Zook today named Chip Long to the Illini football staff as assistant coach with responsibilities as tight ends coach. “Chip is an outstanding young …
Big Foot on campus
Jereme Richmond has big shoes to fill. Fortunately, he has size-16 feet.
Chicago Tribune joins the pimpfest
Today’s Trib advertises Wal-Mart’s new low prices for canned obesity. I actually think this is sort of newsworthy, but I wouldn’t stop the presses for $5 cases of Coke. $4 for sure, but not $5. …
Basketball TODAY @ Ubben, Assembly Hall
Stars of TOMORROW (all invited because of interest in playing college ball at Illinois) compete with their high school teams today in Champaign. The games are open to the public: Ubben Court 1 11 a.m.: …
News-Gazette publishes advertisement as news
Hell of a deal. Link On the other hand, you wouldn’t want to live there.
Summer season opens at Ubben
The new crop of freshman basketball players arrived on campus this week, and got right down to business with the help a few familiar faces.