UI launching shuttle-bus service between Urbana, Chicago campuses

For guests, a one-way ticket will be $50.


By comparison, the round-trip cost of renting a university car is $93 for a compact and $108 for a sedan — more than a shuttle ticket for an individual, but less per person if the cost of the car is split among several people, some employees noted.

(Julie Wurth / News-Gazette)


🤔Really makes you think🤔


Illini football plays UConn tomorrow

I have a bad feeling about this one. Everyone is talking about how UConn might be one of the worst teams in the FBS, but that just makes me more scared honestly.

Illini football is not exactly a road powerhouse.

Line: -22

TV: CBS Sports Network, 2:30 pm


C-U Monthly Weather Review: August 2019

(Andrew Pritchard / Smile Politely)


IDOC To Implement New Policy To Prevent Arbitrary Censorship Of Books

(Lee V. Gaines / Illinois Public Media)


Chef Ra’s Urbana High classmates to hold memorial for him at 50th reunion

Chef Ra is the subject of one of C-U’s most awesome murals, on the side of Mike N Molly’s (now Seven Saints) painted by one of C-U’s best artistic expats, Langston Allston.

Photo from Google Street View because I didn’t want to steal anyone else’s photo sorry

Illinois students are now required to participate in active shooter drills

Because that’s a totally normal thing that people have to do now in our “advanced” American society.


IsaiahG “focused on the details” ahead of EP release, PYGMALION performance

(Gavin Good / Smile Politely)


Lawmakers and Students Say Professors Who Sexually Harass Should Face Stronger Consequences

More fallout from ProPublica‘s excellent investigation.

(Rachel Otwell / Illinois Public Media)


There’s a drone aerial light show happening on September 20th

This is neat. Something similar to this (I assume) happened at the winter olympics in PyeongChang last year:

(Julie McClure / Smile Politely)


Look closer.


It’s Friday

Be great and believe in yourself.