From an AWARE email list: “On April 9, members of the Campus Antiwar Network, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and the International Socialist Organization joined forces for a third annual protest against the Central Intelligence …
From a City of Urbana press release: The City of Urbana is celebrating its connection with Roger Ebert. Come join Mayor Prussing & Councilmember Dennis Roberts in dedicating a commemorative plaque at 11 a.m. on …
Former member of the infamous C-U hip hop crew JUS US League, Automatic Champion will return to the twin cities for his CD release show, this Saturday April 11. JUS US League were regulars on …
From Urbana-Champaign Cycling Ventures: Prairie Cycle Club donated two bikes to the TIMES Center this past weekend for resident use. They plan to donate five more to the Center for Women in Transition and the …
Urbana retains Laurel Prussing as mayor and Michael Langendorf ousts daughter of congressman Tim V. Johnson to complete the sweep of Democratic city alderpersons. (Ed. note: WCIA website had the statistics listed incorrectly on its …
Especially you students. The DI says you aren’t voting at all. Are you going to take that lying down? Through the magic of the internets, registered voters can view their sample ballot online. Here’s mine: …
Cubs took their opener yesterday 3–1 in Houston. In honor of that, and simply because this is, as my best friend put it, “the dream” for any sports-obsessed American male, I share it with you. …
Come to Cowboy Monkey’s Open Mic Night tonight at 10 p.m. Right after Mike Ingram kicks off the night, I’ll be reading an excerpt from my book that recently received a small-scale publishing deal. It’s …
Jenna at A Mom for all Seasons has provided the first known review of the season for the Harvest Moon Drive-In, which is already open. She gives thumbs-up to both the drive-in and the movie …
I live in Champaign, so my opinion doesn’t count, but if I lived in Urbana’s Ward 2, I would vote for David Gehrig purely on the basis of his using “The Prisoner” as a …
Sorry this is so late, but here are a few pics and a video from Friday’s show at the Red Herring. There was a Shakespearean play going on upstairs, and a member of the cast …
Listen in to a relative newcomer to the Champaign-Urbana scene, Tyson and the Friction, tonight at 10 p.m. on WEFT Sessions. Led by Tyson Markley, a longtime Peoria-area musician who used to play moog with …
The News-Gazette devoted the front page of their Living section to bicycling topics yesterday, with a feature on Joyce Mast and Sherry Weaver leading the way. There’s a good list of cycling resources on the …
Via Illinois Baseball Report, the Illini baseball team dropped their first two home games of the season, falling to Indiana in a home Big Ten series.
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A friend of mine (and by friend, I mean — a random guy I met via internets who commented on an article that I wrote about oysters last year on Smile Politely. We got to …
Illinois Baseball Report teamed up with Indiana University baseball blogger Behind the Plate to put together a Q&A preview of this weekend’s Big Ten showdown.
Leighann shares some family friendly ideas of things to do in C-U for the weekend, and beyond.
If the customer wants the bike same day, we can usually get them their bike within 30 minutes. For pick-up, we meet the customer on campus, usually at Grainger library, the union, or ACES library, …
Just in case Smile Politely is your only source of news, it’s our duty to inform you that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted yesterday on corruption charges.
Stop by the IMC inside the downtown Urbana Post Office this weekend to browse through thousands of high quality, low-price books. Friday 4-8, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 11-2:30. Details at books2prisoners.org.
Here’s a quick run down on the newest beers making the rounds in C-U. Note that these lists do not include everything that each bar has to offer; they simply include the most recent additions. …
Check out all the features, poses, and expressions.
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When was the last time you witnessed a string quartet, a brass section and a pianist at a Hip-hop concert? Imagine some of Hip-Hop’s hottest beats by: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, 50 Cent, Jay-Z and …
Money spent on gambling is not spent on cars, refrigerators, computers and other consumer products. Money that goes into gambling is primarily used to build more casinos, which just compounds the negative economic impact. — …
Provocative public intellectual, ferocious moral visionary, and “Councillor West” from the Matrix trilogy, Cornel West will be at Foellinger Auditorium tonight, to discuss the topic: “Has the Dream been Realized: Life for Minorities in a …
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Deputy Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom will discuss the USA Patriot Act at the annual meeting of the Champaign County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on …
40 North | 88 West, Champaign County’s high brow arts and culture council, is seeking a broader range of cultural input for its programs by hosting a mixer at Ryan’s Steakhouse today. Steven Bentz of …
URBANA — A new controversial law bans the use of most fixed gear bicycles popularly known as ‘fixies’. The controversial ordinance was signed by Mayor Laurel Prussing Monday afternoon and it becomes effective immediately. The …
Just days after mine subsidence cause considerable structural damage to a school in Benld, Ill., Champaign Unit 4 officials discovered the complete disappearance of Dr. Howard Elementary School early Wednesday morning. “It’s like the earth …
In a strange turn of events and perhaps the feel good story of the year, an old favorite in town will have a new look under new ownership. Nieto Enterprises has decided to hand over …
The University of Illinois has decided to honor its state’s long time iconic president, Abe Lincoln, by making him the official mascot of the university. The decision comes on the heels of a new, highly …
In a spirit of humble solidarity with the hundreds of workers that have been laid off as part of the recent economic downturn and subsequent budget crunch, the University of Illinois today revealed their plan …
John Foreman, editor of the News-Gazette, announced today that the newspaper will begin publishing bimonthly starting in June. “The print media are suffering,” Foreman said. “To keep competitive, we are forced to cut back on …
Arley McNeney won the “People’s Favorite” award at this year’s Edible Book Fest with the above cake. (And let’s be honest, that’s the only award that really matters.) Her entry is an interpretation of Robert …
Illinois’ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program’s (ASAP) Annual Food Film Fest returns to Urbana-Champaign on April 15, 2009, with a visual celebration of food, farming and family. The festival begins at 7 p.m. in the …
Just in from the news wire: A California food processing plant is voluntarily recalling up to 1 million pounds of roasted pistachio products that may have been contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration …
While I disagree with some, lots of them are right on. And good song selections too, for the most part. Cheggit.
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ABOVE: The Pelican Beef ABOVE: Robinson Mouss-o ABOVE: Profiles in Cabbage (with apologies to JFK) You’ve heard of those who devour books? Well, the Edible Book Festival takes that saying a step further. The University …
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How many murders does it take to screw in a light bulb? This is the first machine built by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rube Goldberg Society. Task: to change a light bulb in …
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Illinois Baseball Report has full coverage of the Illini’s weekend sweep of Michigan State, including a doubleheader in the snow yesterday.
Check out Carlye’s review of the Bowerbirds show at Canopy last night. She was really impressed with the headliners, and also with local openers Zach May and the Maps.
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