While today’s a day to focus on what’s happening on the court, Illinois’ men’s basketball team is an even more consistent performer on the balance sheet.
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Charges not filed in William Ayers event arrest
Last week, Mark Thompson, owner of Slot & Wing Hobbies, was arrested for disrupting a William Ayers speech at Allen Hall. Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz decided not to press charges: “I am simply …
Champaign Taste gets a taste of the spotlight
Congrats to local food blogger Champaign Taste for her recent media appearances. She was featured on both WILL and WICD last week. It’s always nice to see local bloggers who aren’t merely griping about their …
Hot dogs on hold at UI golf course due to clubhouse fire
They told us to toss everything. Fortunately, we don’t have a lot of stuff right now. We didn’t have a full menu of anything, — Mike Wallner, director of golf for the orange and blue …
FYI: Illinois Marathon saved by volunteerism
After yesterday’s plea for volunteerism to help secure the path in the upcoming Illinois Marathon, it seems like the community has risen to the challenge. Let’s hope this year goes off without a hitch, and …
Who’s on the phone? Bruce Weber, that’s who
Now you too can get a phone call from Illinois men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber. Weber will interrupt a press conference to give you a ring, or you can annoy that Purdue or Michigan State …
Champaign Movie Makers meet tonight
Love film? Sure, we all do. But do you love film enough to dabble in the creation of one? If so, the Champaign Movie Makers, a group of likeminded film fanatics, meets tonight, March 18, …
Public libraries choose Maltese Falcon for Big Read 2009
Through a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, the two main libraries in Champaign County have decided to promote the 1930 novel, Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett, for this year’s Big Read. The …
From IlliniHQ: Illinois baseball sweeps Akron in home series opener
The Illinois baseball team completed a four-game sweep of the Akron Zips on Sunday, improving to 11-2 on the season and climbing to #19 in this week’s national rankings: http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/031509aaa.html http://www.illinihq.com/news/baseball/2009/03/15/hartleb_wins_th_as_illinois_sweeps
From the DI: Community celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
A profile of Emerald Rum, performing tonight at the soon-to-be late, great Embassy Tavern: http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2009/03/17/News/Community.Celebrates.St.Patricks.Day-3673612.shtml