Here We Go Again: Illinois Football, Delusional Hope and Unimagined Horrors
Johnathan stops by for this fourth annual Illini football preview, where he finds himself in a familiar and retrospective place.
Longer Reads
FOIA Requests Illuminate Details in Shannon Investigation
By Johnathan Hettinger
On December 28, Illinois men’s basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. was indefinitely suspended after being charged with rape in Lawrence, Kansas.
At the time, Athletic Director Josh Whitman said that the university had known about the allegations since September, but had not received any “actionable” information
Illini Football and the Burden of Expectations
Johnathan returns to the blog to preview a variety of scenarios for the upcoming 2023 Illinois football season.
On Rural Rage
Wrote about that song that's going around right now.
It's Kingfisher Season
Everyone's writing about the Kingfisher lately so here's one more.
The Bad Side of Fandom
Not great!
License Plate Readers Aren't The Answer
Champaign and Urbana are debating Automatic License Plate Reader technology for police. Here's why that's bad.