sorry I missed your call I was too busy deciding who to vote for in the gazoo's people's choice 2026 (arts + entertainment section, video gaming category)

should have seen that coming reading the comments on illini atheltics pride month post on the everything app. that one's on me. should have known.

Welcome back. Subscribed.

started something new on the blog. not sure how it's going to go. might delete later. idk. but for now: www.champaignshowers.com/dispatches/

what a good year this was.

🫡 go illini 🫡

get there early for all of them brother. I got to esquire at 3 pm for 5 pm tip last week and snagged one of the last spots.

Illini by a million

she thinks she missed the train to Mars, she's out back counting STARS youtu.be/gMEB4HNNZ2I?...

This team is our culture. It's been a fun year. www.champaignshowers.com/this-is-our-...

This team is our culture. It's been a fun year. www.champaignshowers.com/this-is-our-...

final four ???

we're never fucking losing again ok

Penn being called the "University of Pennsylvania" is public school cultural appropriation.

trump went to Penn

at some point we need to get to the bottom of why they have a big arena and a ncaa regional in greenville south carolina but we can get into that at a later date i just wanted to note it for the record.

there are just over 19 hours left to enter your bracket in this year's contest! it's free! believe in yourself!

wish blaha had done better. nikki b moved here to run for congress and that still doesn't sit right with me just imo.

Done!

two days left to enter!!! it's free!!! and supports exclusively local causes!!!

a group of locals in town are organizing against Flock Safety. you can learn why, sign the petition, and sign up for more updates at stopflock.org

the 6th-ever Showers Bracket Contest is now live!!! as always, entry is completely free. winner gets a $500 donation to a local (c-u) non-profit of their choice + a $250 gift card to a locally-owned business of their choice. be great. go illini. thebigtourney.com/madness/fsit...

a group of locals in town are organizing against Flock Safety. you can learn why, sign the petition, and sign up for more updates at stopflock.org

NEW EPISODE! EP161 with Jacob Fleichli of Tractor Kings is available now! Find it on your favorite podcast platform. champaignisalsoaband.podbean.com/e/ep161-jaco... cc: @champaignshowers.com

this was a good outcome but it is mind blowing that an elected official or two (pretty clear who it was from watching the meeting) thought they could just slide this by. without @luke-taylor.bsky.social's reporting, no one would have known. support local journalism.

it was voted down unanimously.

city council getting their ass handed to them for 3+ hours tonight. public comment still going.

i know for a fact a city of champaign live stream hates to see me comin

champaign city council is going to vote on making homelessness illegal tonight btw. www.news-gazette.com/news/champai...

final four ???

Let's just forget everything said And everything we did Best friends and better halves Goodbyes And the autumn night when we realized We were falling out of love There were some things that were said that weren't meant There were some things that were said that weren't meant Ther

that 11 am kickoff morning air hit my nose like smelling salts.

if you want to get radicalized just go to a city council meeting and listen to them debate a mission statement for an hour and I promise you won't believe in any form of government by the end of it.

odds that city council does anything about Flock flaunting their rules, time and time again: +100000 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

rose bowl ???

In his latest for the blog, @jaredfritz.bsky.social looks at the real-life examples of Fire Doll Studio and Plant Mode to highlight how small bets and walkable blocks can make a huge difference in Champaign. Read the full post here: www.champaignshowers.com/the-vacant-w...

bloomington liberation day

We support this.

the sad truth of the matter is that the rest of indiana would probably kick out monroe county, where bloomington is, if they could. don't just take my word for it, look at their own actions:

rose bowl ???

rose bowl ???

four weeks in a row of publicly berating the budget guy. meanwhile not a peep about Flock from City Council. honing in on Adobe licenses but radio silent on the thousands of tax payer dollars spent for questionably-legal surveillance. give me a break. www.news-gazette.com/news/patters...

rose bowl ???

gonna protest tonight

real

ill be frank with you,,,i don't know where macomb is

For his annual Illini football preview, @jhettinger.bsky.social returns to the blog for a look forward to what could be a dream season. Read the whole thing here:

nice. do the right thing @champaigncity.bsky.social. www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...

hey @champaigncity.bsky.social how many times does Flock have to break your rules for you to do anything??? www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...

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