La Royale, the new burger joint inside of Broadway Food Hall in Urbana, gave people a small preview of what they might expect starting today when it officially opens for business. I was there when …
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Start 2018 in defiance of bigotry with a bowl of menudo at Maize
¡Feliz año nuevo! Todos deberíamos aprender a hablar español y comer menudo como sea posible.
Jim Turpin retiring from “Penny For Your Thoughts” today
After almost 40 years, the “Voice of the Illini” and legendary broadcaster, Jim Turpin, is retiring from hosting his weekday radio call in show, “Penny for your Thoughts” on WDWS today, December 22, 2017. For …
Four last minute places to buy good gifts for people on Christmas
Just admit it, you haven't done anything for this yet. It's time you start.
Habitat for Humanity saved my Christmas (and can save yours too!)
Yes, that appears to be a lot of presents above. Look, I have a little boy who is almost four. This is really the first moment that he really “gets” what the prospect of Christmas …
Castor opening for HUM in St. Louis; music now streaming
If there was one local band that really captured my adolescent attention when I was growing up, it was Castor. They had all the makings of everything that I believed the Champaign-Urbana music scene to …
Central grad Abbey DiGregorio (née McBride) stars in new Honey Baked Ham commercial
Evidently, Honey Baked Ham hasn’t run a national commercial advertisement on televison for a very very long time. And its reentry stars former Central thespian and my dear friend, Abbey DiGregario (née McBride). It’s funny, …
Crudo is open, and it’s more than just a wine bar
116 N Walnut in Downtown Champaign has undergone more changes over the past seven years than, perhaps, most any other address in the area. Once a staple for audiophiles and bibliophiles as Old Main Book …
Of course Suburban Express sent out a super racist promotional email
It is well known that Suburban Express is a shit stain of a company. Owner Dennis Toeppen has a history of online harassment. In 2015, we reported about them posting a racist tirade about a …
The Big Ten Network finally caves on the “Chief”
This divisive and ridiculous problem is going away, and we are going to keep showing you how and why for as long as it takes.