Good Reads: 1/22/19
We're baaaaaaaaaack!
It's been a while - how's everyone doing?
Sorry for the absence. I'm back now.
Here's a song that's not locally-relevant in any way:
Illini get blown out at Iowa; play Wisconsin tomorrow
Here are some highlights that leave much to be desired.
I wonder if that Garza guy will ever graduate.
Wisconsin just beat Michigan (#2), for what that's worth. Read The Champaign Room's preview for tomorrow here.
🚨 Bad caption alert 🚨
Not great!
Kam's posts, then deletes, absurdly tone-deaf Tweet. Someone on Reddit caught it.
(Source: Reddit)
New Kams designs released; Chads lose their minds
I can't believe there are two Kam's-related news events in one day.
Urbana Police Department Deploys New Body Cameras For Officers
Hell yeah.
(Anna Casey / Illinois Public Media)
Tonight will probably be a good time to catch an insane Khailieo Terry dunk
Champaign Central's played an insanely rigorous schedule so far this year, but tonight a limited-strength Peoria Manual team comes to town. Tip's at 7:30 at Central's Combes Gym.
Champaign Schools, Chamber Of Commerce Seeking Volunteers For Literacy Program
(Lee Gaines / Illinois Public Media)
The News-Gazette went behind-the-scenes with the team that broadcasts City Council meetings
lol. I guess it's sort of interesting. But in a day and age where anyone can go live at any moment is this really that neat?
I'm imagining the conversation at the Gazette last week:
"Let's go behind the scenes to see how this egregious waste of tax money is spent to broadcast boring meetings to 10 people when a single person could do it on their phone and probably get more viewers. That'll really get the people going. That's news. Checks out."
(Tim Mitchell, Anthony Zilis, and Adalberto Toledo / The News-Gazette)
Presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) used to live in Champaign-Urbana
We're famous.
(Seth Fein / Smile Politely)
WDWS Morning Show Podcast: State Senator Scott Bennett
Not a great day for WCIA, on the whole
N-G boys' basketball Top 10: Jan. 22, 2019
- Danville, 18-2
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 17-2
- Cissna Park, 17-2
- Judah Christian, 19-2
- Monticello, 15-3
- Watseka, 14-3
- Champaign Central, 9-8
- St. Joseph-Ogden, 11-7
- Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 14-7
- LeRoy, 12-5
(Colin Likas / News-Gazette)
Anthony Higgs won't play this year
He hadn't played yet this year. He gets to keep his eligibility so that's pretty neat.
