Lewis Black will bring his rage to the Assembly Hall on Friday, October 7 from 7:30pm – 10:30pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 26 at 10 am at the Assembly Hall Box Office. ——– …
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Screening of Nina Paley’s “Sita Sings the Blues” shut down by Hindus
Wall Street Journal “Sita Sings the Blues,” an animated modern take on the Hindu religious epic, “The Ramayana,” has won awards and been shown at hundreds of locations across the world since its release two …
Rationing Healthcare
“Fifty percent of all births are covered by Medicaid, one of three children in Illinois is on Medicaid and one of five Illinois residents is on Medicaid. More than 2.5 million Illinois residents are on …
Hate Crime Laws: Necessary, wise, effective legislation (or not)
SP’s Robert and Tracy go Crossfire on hate crimes. Expect screaming, baseless assertions, and maybe thrown furniture.
Jimmy John pledges $1 million for new YMCA
See full story here. In other corporate good works news, a Harrisburg PA Jimmy John’s will be offering sandwiches as part of an event to raise money for the local Humane Society.
Green Purpose and Ewe Poo to host eco-gardening workshop
Green Purpose and Ewe Poo, two of the most innovative companies to hit Champaign County’s “green scene,” will come together on June 18th to host an eco-friendly gardening workshop at the Green Purpose recycling center. …
UPDATED: Jimmy John is a big man. With the photos to prove it.
Oh, were you expecting a Weiner story? No, for now tales of Jimmy John’s violent exploits are limited to using his (tax-dwindled) funds to live out fantasies of stalking, predation, and slaughter in exotic locales. …
C-U to be in new “higher education” congressional district?
Illinois Democrats have proposed a new congressional district map that would place all but a tiny portion of Champaign-Urbana into a new district extending southwest to the Mississippi and the Metro-East portion of the St. …
Wind energy forum with Rep. Naomi Jakobsson at CPL
If you’re interested in the future of wind energy in central Illinois, you may want to check out the free forum with Rep. Jakobsson at the Champaign Public Library on Monday. There’s also a Halfway …
Beautiful and Useless
This Saturday marks the farewell show for World’s First Flying Machine. Ben Campbell spoke at length with one half of bill-mate Common Loon about life in and after the machine.