Darlene Kloeppel doesn't care what people think about her opponent. She believes she has the experience, the knowledge, and the empathy to serve Champaign County as its very first Executive.
Posts by Seth Fein:
Mr. Eggwards is back home
Mr. Eggwards, the controversial and much hated / revered sculpture perched next to Esquire Lounge in Downtown Champaign, is back and looking better than ever. He was subject to many car keys, belt buckles, sharpies, …
An interview with Gordy Hulten, candidate for County Executive
We talk to the current County Clerk, who is running for County Executive, about his hopes for the newly formed position, how a local liberal can justify voting for a local Republican, and what role government can play in our daily lives.
Kristina Olson and Rebecca Sandefur each nab a MacArthur “Genius” Grant
Two professors with local ties have been awarded one of the highest honors one can earn, this past week. Former Urbana High School grad, Kristina Olson, has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant as part …
Downtown Champaign holiday lights getting a makeover
Hark! The Champaign Center Partnership has finally parted ways with those ghastly tinsel Xmas trees that used to adorn the light poles in Downtown Champaign, and has purchased 35 new large wreaths, which are illuminated …
This retrospective on the Co-Ed Theatre in Campustown is wonderful
The Champaign County History Museum is known for really doing a great job preserving and presenting the history of our community. This week, they published a very comprehensive retrospective about the Co-Ed Theatre that once …
Tatyana McFadden is the first ever wheelchair racer to be featured in a Nike commercial
We don’t need to run through a long commentary about how quasi-local Tatyana McFadden is now arguably one of the greatest wheelchair racer in the history of the sport. It’s pretty well defined. But these …
UI Trustees put in place by Professor Jay Rosenstein
There is something to be said for the kind of justice that resolves itself. UI Trustees Stuart King and Edward McMillan learned a lesson on it this past year when their trip to Miami, Oklahoma …
Mr. Eggwards got turned up during PRIDE last weekend
After Smile Politely named Mr. Eggwards both the WORST and the BEST new sculpture in C-U in 2017, it created a small stir amongst those in the arts scene. I wrote the piece for its …
Nafissa Thompson-Spires Heads of the Colored People long listed for National Book Award
Earlier this year, I predicted that Nafissa Thompson-Spires, a professor of Creative Writing at UIUC, would become a legendary author, and that her new book Heads of the Colored People would cement her place in …