Jimmy John Liautaud, the founder of Jimmy John’s, is mad as hell about the new increases in Illinois’ corporate and individual income taxes. As such, he told The News Gazette that he is strongly considering …
Posts by Robert Hirschfeld:
127 Hours: A Review
In which a billion year old pebble forces a man to examine the value of his life. And arm.
Tonight (Monday) only: a tale of gothic horror—the legacy of coal in Illinois
Jeff Biggers, award-winning playwright, journalist, and author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland is coming to the University of Illinois campus to deliver a presentation that is equal …
Winter’s Bone: Wickedness of Kith and Kin
A quietly epic tale of family and crime set in the wrecked backwoods at the heart of the country.
Notes from the middle of the end: Common Loon Tournal Part I
Heading west, things start to get a little weird. And that’s fine with me. Midwestern born and raised, but somehow the west always felt like home. First stop: Lawrence, Kan., and the Replay Lounge. Played here …
Media Matters and the Universal Multitude – Part II
In which Prof. McChesney offers a solution to the collapse of journalism — total communist takeov — no, wait . . . sensible democratic policies.
Media Matters and the Universal Multitude – Part I
Bob McChesney’s goals are modest. He’s out to save our democracy. In this interview, he discusses his new book, a call to revive journalism and maintain the Great Experiment.
Loren Tate’s mad as hell about being mad as hell
. . . and he’s not gonna take it any more. Seriously, he’s now writing his tombstone. After spending an entire lifetime in sports, it was the internet that made him realize he’s in “a …
Media Matters to do live studio show today (Sunday) at 12:30
Bob McChesney, the host of Media Matters on WILL 580 AM, will be doing his show live at the Siebel Center in Urbana on Sunday Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m. This live event will also …
Ron Zook fires Coach Box ‘O Wires
See who else was let go at this week’s meeting between Zook and Guenther.