Police bust illegal poker room in Champaign
From the Gazoo: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2012-01-15/illegal-poker-parlor-busted.html
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Christensen named U of I interim police chief
From a U of I News Bureau release: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jeff Christensen, deputy chief of police and assistant director of public safety at the University of Illinois, temporarily will assume the department’s top leadership …
Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray and Extra hearts Easter
Apparently Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray, the televesion show Extra) has taken a shining to local band Easter. According to Easter’s Facebook page, a friend of the band sent McGrath a link to a video of …
Ooh, a cool map showing migration to & from C-U
C-U Citizen Access has a blog post up with an interactive map detailing census data for households which moved into and out of Champaign County between 2009 and 2010. For instance, 91 people moved from …
Jeff Jordan quits basketball again
It’s hard to be the oldest son of the greatest basketball player on earth, especially if you also play basketball, as opposed to say, rebuilding engines or practicing medicine. After Jeff Jordan quit, then rejoined, …
NPR picks The Dirty Feathers as one of the 5 best Bandcamp albums of 2011
NPR’s Bruce Warren picked his five favorite Bandcamp discoveries for 2011 and C-U’s very own Dirty Feathers made the cut. The songs all sound familiar (a little Doors here, a little White Stripes there, a …
DC will be VC No More: Koenning to leave Illinois after Bowl
With the coaching shakeups taking place after Ron Zook’s firing, and all the controversy and belly-aching regarding the hiring of Tim Beckman, I heard not a single fan or commentator say that they wanted a …
C-U musician hired on to replace new Illinois coach in Toledo
In a strange twist of fate, the University of Toledo is rumored to have hired College Football expert, offensive genius and Common Loon drummer Matt Campbell as their replacement for Tim Beckman who left the …
Welcome home, Furniture Lounge
When Scott and Amanda up and moved their retro and refurbished furniture business from 9 E. University in Champaign to 126 W. Main St. in Urbana, most folks embraced the change and enjoyed their new …
UPDATE: Urbana’s Shahid Khan reportedly buying Jacksonville Jaguars
Shahid Khan, who earlier this year lost out in an attempt to buy the St. Louis Rams, is reportedly buying the Jacksonville Jaguars instead. Apparently, he would be the first non-white owner of an NFL …