Incumbent Andy Quarnstrom has defeated challenger Rita Conerly in the primary for Champaign Township Supervisor, as reported by the Champaign County Clerk’s office. Quarnstrom will move on to face Republican Karen Foster in the general …
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Urbana City Clerk primary: Phyllis Clark defeated Titianna Ammons
Phyllis Clark has defeated Titianna Ammons in the primary for Urbana City Clerk, the Champaign County Clerk’s office is reporting. Presuming there is no challenger from the Republican side for the general election on April …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Chasin’ Treezz release new self-titled album
Appropriately called Chasin’ Treez, the hip hop collaboration between Chase Baby and Big Treezz has released its self-titled record. The album dropped late last week on new music release Fridays. Because we’re in the year …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Bergie’s Place in Monticello to permanently close
Following the unexpected passing of owner Pete Bergstrom last month, Bergie’s Place in Monticello has announced they will permanently close the restaurant. The restaurant has been open for five years at 106 S. Charter Street …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Rep. Mary Miller done got ratioed for this objectively terrible tweet
Has anyone checked in on IL-15 Rep. Mary Miller today? I wonder how she is feeling after this exchange on Twitter yesterday with someone who is objectively better at Twitter than she is, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Originally planned for Ireland, Illinois Football’s 2021 opener moved home to Memorial Stadium
Illinois Football’s 2021 season opener against Nebraska, originally planned to take place in Dublin, Ireland, will return home. Just a short while ago, the team announced the August 28th game would no longer happen in …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
AP lists U of I Law Prof. Francis Boyle among top COVID-19 conspiracy theory spreaders
U of I Professor of Law Francis Boyle made a not-so-great appearance in the Associated Press this morning. The AP‘s feature lists a variety of top conspiracy theory spreaders that have pushed varying misinformation about COVID-19 since …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Those are very frozen beards you have there, Josh Whitman and Derrick Burson
I see now, in this moment, that U of I Athletic Director Josh Whitman has a beard. I didn’t know he grew a beard until now because, while he usually doesn’t have one, this is …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Check out these two upcoming sessions by Grainger College of Engineering
The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois has a few webinars coming up, covering a couple of topics in the realm of their field of research expertise. While certainly the nitty gritty …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
The Dry Look releasing new album Take Me To The Dive on February 5th
Though the music scene has been extremely tempered due to the pandemic, these are nice signs of life to see pop up during the endless grey of winter. The Dry Look have awoken to announce …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor