Good Reads: 5/23/19

The child was skipping rocks at the zoo. Now a flamingo is dead.

Here’s a bizarre story picking up some national momentum. A flamingo at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington had its leg broken when it was hit with a rock that a child threw. This lead to the bird being euthanized.

Not really sure what to make of this. RIP, flamingo friend.

(Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post)

Here’s a good Illinois thread.

Love a good Illinois thread. Click through the whole thing if you’re bad.

The Illinois flag is a mess because Illinois’ identity is a mess. Seriously, beyond Lincoln and the letter “I,” there’s not much the state’s residents have in common. https://t.co/ru6yrtcv1b
— Dan Vock (@danvock) May 22, 2019

You can ride your bike with the Mayors tonight

If that’s the sort of thing you’re into.

It's TODAY! Bike with the Mayors! Mayor @dwmarlin @debfrankfeinen, and Village President @JoanDykstra will be taking a ride across town in celebration and support of C-U Bike Month! #SmallCityBigLife #UrbanaIL pic.twitter.com/xkSZr0ycCL
— City of Urbana (@cityofurbana) May 23, 2019

Looks like the weather is going to cooperate for tonight's bike ride with the Mayors. Join Champaigns Mayor Feinen, Urbana's Mayor Marlin, and Savoy's Village President Dykstra TONIGHT at 6 pm for a ride from Downtown Urbana to Downtown Champaign! #BikeWithTheMayors #BikeMonth pic.twitter.com/0fZDQfr7AK
— City of Champaign (@champaigncity) May 23, 2019