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unfortunately,,,called it
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
unfortunately,,,called it
bloomington liberation day
September 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
bloomington liberation day
that's why, instead of ephemeral shit talk, i propose the opposite: an opportunity.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
that's why, instead of ephemeral shit talk, i propose the opposite: an opportunity.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
join your comrades in illinois. we have legal weed, clean water (so far), students can vote, and certain populations have many more rights here. welcome home, monroe county.
monroe county is actually more libbed up than illinois, let alone the state of indiana.
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
monroe county is actually more libbed up than illinois, let alone the state of indiana.
gonna protest tonight
August 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
gonna protest tonight
this right here is exactly why I do this contest every year. :')
April 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
this right here is exactly why I do this contest every year. :')
Congrats to this year's bracket winner: Julian!
Julian (and his service dog Sprite, pictured) chose to make their $500 donation to Illini Service Dogs, a cause very close to Julian's heart. For the gift card, he chose a variety of goodies from Live Action Games, Titan Games and Enchantment Alley.
Julian (and his service dog Sprite, pictured) chose to make their $500 donation to Illini Service Dogs, a cause very close to Julian's heart. For the gift card, he chose a variety of goodies from Live Action Games, Titan Games and Enchantment Alley.
April 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Congrats to this year's bracket winner: Julian!
Julian (and his service dog Sprite, pictured) chose to make their $500 donation to Illini Service Dogs, a cause very close to Julian's heart. For the gift card, he chose a variety of goodies from Live Action Games, Titan Games and Enchantment Alley.
Julian (and his service dog Sprite, pictured) chose to make their $500 donation to Illini Service Dogs, a cause very close to Julian's heart. For the gift card, he chose a variety of goodies from Live Action Games, Titan Games and Enchantment Alley.
well I'll be damned
April 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
well I'll be damned
love to listen to my favorite basketball teams on my favorite radio station, news talk 1400, wdws
March 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
love to listen to my favorite basketball teams on my favorite radio station, news talk 1400, wdws
delayed reaction but this one got me. laughing thru the paign.
March 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
delayed reaction but this one got me. laughing thru the paign.
coming to you live from either Oz or Danville's Mary Miller Gymnasium (not that Mary Miller) for tonight's Parkland elite eight game.
March 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
coming to you live from either Oz or Danville's Mary Miller Gymnasium (not that Mary Miller) for tonight's Parkland elite eight game.
can't articulate this thought very well, but this context-less St Patrick's Day post is just one of the many reasons why Huber's is the best bar in town
March 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
can't articulate this thought very well, but this context-less St Patrick's Day post is just one of the many reasons why Huber's is the best bar in town
lmao. 6 months *to the day*
March 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
lmao. 6 months *to the day*
The 5th annual Showers Bracket Contest is live!
-Free. $0. Costs nothing. Fee-less.
-Winner gets a $500 donation to a C-U non-profit + a $250 gift card to a local small biz of their choice
-One entry/person
-Be great and believe in yourself and no one else.
bigtourney.com/madness/fsit...
-Free. $0. Costs nothing. Fee-less.
-Winner gets a $500 donation to a C-U non-profit + a $250 gift card to a local small biz of their choice
-One entry/person
-Be great and believe in yourself and no one else.
bigtourney.com/madness/fsit...
March 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The 5th annual Showers Bracket Contest is live!
-Free. $0. Costs nothing. Fee-less.
-Winner gets a $500 donation to a C-U non-profit + a $250 gift card to a local small biz of their choice
-One entry/person
-Be great and believe in yourself and no one else.
bigtourney.com/madness/fsit...
-Free. $0. Costs nothing. Fee-less.
-Winner gets a $500 donation to a C-U non-profit + a $250 gift card to a local small biz of their choice
-One entry/person
-Be great and believe in yourself and no one else.
bigtourney.com/madness/fsit...
low effort meme i forgot to post yday, my bad won't happen again
March 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
low effort meme i forgot to post yday, my bad won't happen again
according to champaign showers' best of c-u 2025, champaign showers is the best blog in town:
March 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
according to champaign showers' best of c-u 2025, champaign showers is the best blog in town:
BRAND NEW @jhettinger.bsky.social blog coming the site 🔜‼️
March 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BRAND NEW @jhettinger.bsky.social blog coming the site 🔜‼️
one of the goofiest things about the carle discourse, despite the fact that their ceo makes $5.6 mil + they just axed health insurance for most of C-U, is that they charge for parking.
so they can profit off of you while you visit a sick loved one or drive yourself for care.
so they can profit off of you while you visit a sick loved one or drive yourself for care.
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
one of the goofiest things about the carle discourse, despite the fact that their ceo makes $5.6 mil + they just axed health insurance for most of C-U, is that they charge for parking.
so they can profit off of you while you visit a sick loved one or drive yourself for care.
so they can profit off of you while you visit a sick loved one or drive yourself for care.
the vibe on the illini subreddit has gone through a few evolutions this year.
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
the vibe on the illini subreddit has gone through a few evolutions this year.
in fairness to brad he did bring up an infallible point post game. if we had made more baskets the game would have been closer. that's just a fact. check mate, haters.
February 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
in fairness to brad he did bring up an infallible point post game. if we had made more baskets the game would have been closer. that's just a fact. check mate, haters.
play ashton kutcher's cousin
February 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
play ashton kutcher's cousin
local news rules because occasionally it will be relevant in the national discourse,,,for example:
a local biz from springfield is flexing that they did (217 residents) chris kattan and his wife's spray tan before the snl 50th anniversary show:
a local biz from springfield is flexing that they did (217 residents) chris kattan and his wife's spray tan before the snl 50th anniversary show:
February 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
local news rules because occasionally it will be relevant in the national discourse,,,for example:
a local biz from springfield is flexing that they did (217 residents) chris kattan and his wife's spray tan before the snl 50th anniversary show:
a local biz from springfield is flexing that they did (217 residents) chris kattan and his wife's spray tan before the snl 50th anniversary show:
the band just started :/
February 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
the band just started :/