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End of an era…the barista said rising milk prices were to blame.

I think this was probably covered by every local media outlet already, but hey, what’s it hurt to call more attention to a great cause. Members of the Champaign West Rotary Club camped out on …

Today Boing Boing briefly talked up U of I biologist Alex Wild’s photography of bugs (like the above shot of a Carpenter Ant). In light of the upcoming Insect Fear Film Fest, check out his …

As if your Saturday night local music cup hadn’t already runneth over…: 217Mafia and The UC Hip-Hop Congress are at it again. This time bringing you the best music the best hip hop music the …

The media embargo didn’t last. This afternoon at Ubben, the players were made available to preview Wednesday’s Penn State game. But no one asked about that. There was newsier news. The Illini had Sunday off, …

Prop 8 supporters brought suit against Courage Campaign’s parody logo, which the organization is using to track trial coverage. From Courage legal: “While our client does appreciate the irony of the suggestion in your letter …

In training for next month’s Fight For Air Climb at the 30-story Springfield Hilton, I contacted several of the towers in town to see if the management would let me train. I was told, “No, …

Click the images below to embiggen. Want to print it out? Download the pdf here. Or check it out in monthly view here. The Orpheum folks wanted to emphasize: “our DIY days (which are Saturdays …

If you missed this one during its too-short residence in first-run theaters, check it out at the Virginia for cheap this week.