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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

someone on Reddit ( @MrPecners ) made this population density map of Illinois and I've been staring at it for 15 minutes so maybe you will too:

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1 year

tough choice

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2 years

they're not ready for this.

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@UMvsEveryone

2 years

Lincoln Riley ducked the SEC just to waltz into these environments

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1 year

map helps illustrate how this proposal, floated last week, would create the smallest (smaller than Wyoming by 100k) and perhaps the least-tax-revenue-generating state in the union.

Group pushing secession from Illinois says Madison County is a key target

As the eighth most populous county in the state, Madison would be the largest with a secession referendum on the ballot. Illinoisans who want to secede see the Metro East county as a tipping point...

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Champaign Showers

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2 years

if you were wondering what @IlliniFootball has supplied for the new @EASPORTSCollege football video game, and some hints at its development at present, here ya go. thanks for the inspo, @MattBrownEP . happy friday:

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11 months

new kingfisher logo didn't have to go this hard, but it did, for us. logo by:

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@217Showers

1 year

if you watched Purdue lose and took some sick twisted joy out of it you are a lunatic and I would like to welcome you to the club.

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1 month

if you told me at the beginning of the year we'd be in the elite 8, I'd take it 100 times out of 100. weird year, but a fun year regardless.

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hey @NoEscalators ! long time, first time. big fan. a lot of us feel really weird about it too. that's why we've been raising $ for our local crisis center since Jan 21. perhaps you could share the donation link? we'll match the first $500 from UConn fans

No Escalators

@NoEscalators

1 month

One of the things I love about college sports are the catch phrases fanbases adopt: Alabama fans: “Roll Tide” Auburn fans: “War Eagle” Oklahoma fans: “Boomer Sooner” Arkansas fans: “Wooo Pig Sooie” Illinois fans: “Actually he’s playing pursuant to a Court order”

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3 years

a fisher bunny just scored a basket against the #2 ranked michigan wolverines on the road #217

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2 months

people forget

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1 year

kingfisher merch at Dick's??

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4 months

conditions for a category 5 illini twitter event today. seek shelter. board up your windows.

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2 months

marcus domask really broke the entire university of wisconsin-madison media apparatus. his list of accomplishments at illinois is long but this may be the most illustrious one.

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@217Showers

1 month

Champaign Illinois: gateway to the west. that's why we have a giant arch over the Boneyard.

Joey Loose

@jloose128

1 month

An unbelievable Elite Eight!

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2 months

Subpoenas for testimony from University of Kansas basketball players Hunter Dickinson, Kevin McCullar and Elmarko Jackson were filed today in Douglas County (KS) court as part of Terrence Shannon Jr's criminal case:

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@217Showers

2 years

Kansas State fans are running a robust Russian-propaganda-esque disinformation campaign about underwood and honestly,,,real recognize real it's a good troll

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4 months

insane how illini twitter is overwhelmingly like "let's wait and see when all the facts come out" but at the same time are hyping up an unconfirmed notes app message board post as gospel. lord above.

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@217Showers

2 years

fear not, Illini nation.

Jeff Goodman

@GoodmanHoops

2 years

Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn will not play tonight at Maryland, Brad Underwood told @Stadium . Suffered a concussion against Purdue and is in protocol. Said his status for Tuesday against Michigan State still up in the air.

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4 months

Jeff Frame

@VORTEXJeff

4 months

The temperature in Champaign-Urbana is -9°F and the wind chill is -35°F. BRRR!

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best soil judging team (team judging category) in the country. GIVE @MierMur HER FLOWERS, THAT'S AN ILLINI TEAM JUDGING NATTY! HER FIRST YEAR AT NATIONALS. QUIT PLAYING. I-L-L.

Champaign Showers

@217Showers

13 days

folks,,,i am hearing some extremely exciting news about illini soil judging. working the phones to confirm.

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2 years

it's funny that all it took was going 4-1 for the fairweather fan gatekeeping to start. it's Illini football. there is no gate to keep.

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Champaign Showers

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1 year

keep the public school children of Champaign and Urbana in your thoughts today. waking up and seeing every other school district for many miles around is closed but yours is open is one of the worst childhood feelings.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

3 years

Lovie lived downtown. not in a mcmansion in SW champaign like every other coach. you would actually see him around town. he rode his bike to work. it was awesome. I will always remember that part fondly.

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4 months

thank you, @espn .

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1 month

if kylan boswell transfers to illinois i will buy 100 boswell jerseys in every possible color option, even the blues (if they even sell them, pretty sure they don't for obvious reasons)

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

2 months

never forget what they took from us

Andrew Pritchard

@skydrama

2 months

Options galore if you love Circle K!

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@217Showers

1 year

this rips. hell yeah.

University of Illinois Facilities & Services

@UofIFS

1 year

The newest campus sculpture outside of the Natural History Building is absolutely…MAMMOTH🦣🔸🔹

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1 month

been thinking on this for a while and finally ready to let it fly. please respect the blog's decision at this time.

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@217Showers

3 years

STEVE BARDO LA BAMBA SHOUT OUT ENGAGE

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2 years

the most Illini shit of all time, somehow, is to have the best season in modern recorded history and then also simultaneously lose to a team that just had a non-negligible percentage of their entire team suspended.

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9 months

look who I ran into this morning. do you hear the people sing?

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@217Showers

3 years

best use of NIL would be for wcia to pay Kofi to host a coffee hour with Judy Frazier once a week, there is nothing you can say to shake my confidence in this idea it's a win win for everyone involved.

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1 year

Missouri isn't a real place

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2 years

the t shirt cannon not reaching the 200 level of state farm center feels like elitism

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3 months

insane pet section at the Urbana Meijer. schools represented: Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Kentucky schools not represented: Illinois

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4 months

just drove into town and would like to return to this discourse. just really an abysmal welcome sign effort. embarrassing for a big ten college town.

Champaign Showers

@217Showers

3 years

every time we drive into town I'm floored we don't have a nicer welcome sign than this

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

it's not that hard. here's a helpful guide (borders approximate)

Naperville Politics Guy

@NapervillePol

1 year

What's this region called?

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@217Showers

1 year

it is frankly offensive that tonight's game is on BTN+. the 6 pm men's BTN game is Nebraska and the 8 pm men's BTN game was cancelled. come on. two ranked women's teams with 4 losses between them, and it's not flexed to tv? really?

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4 months

we have truly lost the plot when self-described journalists are actively encouraging fans to attend a court hearing. off the fucking rails.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

7 months

Obama came to campus and went to Paradiso like 5 years ago.

Craig Choate

@craigwchoate

7 months

Is Kendall Jenner the most famous person to ever be in Champaign, Illinois?

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1 year

just one fucking day I would like to wake up and it not be completely grey outside. just one!

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1 month

it is a fucking beautiful day in Champaign Illinois

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Champaign Showers

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3 years

lmao imagine talking smack, as an Illinois fan, about this specific thing.

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9 months

ok just hear me out

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1 year

you know what time it is #OneMoreRide #TheLastDance

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

2 years

seeing the gameday crew unanimously pick Illinois and then thinking some variation of "god damn it", and seeing everyone else also feel that way, is so much our culture it hurts.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

allow me to illustrate

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Champaign Showers

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4 months

you don't have to belittle sexual assault allegations on the timeline today. you really don't have to. please don't do that.

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2 years

let's go @Nomads4Pritzker

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3 months

this is Kofi erasure @JonRothstein

FanDuel

@FanDuel

3 months

We asked @JonRothstein to name his Top 10 centers of the past decade in men's college hoops ⭐️ Whose else should be on the list? 📝

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17 days

i don't understand the fan base's compulsion to talk shit about every transfer who leaves.

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Champaign Showers

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9 months

might post a little more bird today. just to get the people going. who's to say.

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Champaign Showers

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4 years

the actual police officers in c-u are doing more than the mayor and chief did tonight. acknowledgment and change. that's what we need.

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4 months

king

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1 year

illini twitter is incredible. just read an at length conversation between a walter white bobblehead and some person named cheeseburger about whether or not underwood is going to texas. love the discourse. live for the discourse.

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Sarah Bellum

@tamsully12

1 year

WITHOUT GOOGLING Name a famous historic battle.

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Champaign Showers

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4 years

I saw my little hometown in central illinois change today, tangibly. works not done yet, but even acknowledging is a monumental start.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

3 years

did anyone else just hear the single longest rumble of thunder of their entire lives or no

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

👀

Illini Inquirer

@IlliniOn247

1 year

Brandin Podziemski discusses leaving #illini for Santa Clara, where he became a star and NBA Draft prospect. “I didn’t want to risk being 20 (years old) and not playing. I wanted to go somewhere where I had the opportunity.” 🔗

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

2 years

this is neat.

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@217Showers

1 year

finally someone on illini twitter is getting down to business

Rylee Goodwin

@RyleeGoodwin

1 year

@IlliniMBB why is there an entire 24oz shaker cup full of skittles on the bench.

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@217Showers

8 months

champaign on aerial america rn. no way we're losing today. no chance.

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@217Showers

1 year

should someone tell him or no

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@justinharmon691

1 year

GO ORANGE🍊

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@217Showers

1 year

Scott Bennett was an incredible man. C-U was a better place because of him, and will undoubtedly be worse without him. Rest in peace.

Smile Politely

@SmilePolitely

1 year

State Senator Scott Bennett has passed away at the age of 45:

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@217Showers

1 year

never forget what they* took from us. street view remembers. *circle K corporate

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@217Showers

1 year

@mrwagner25 up until last year i think it would have been the two circle k's across from each other on Lincoln and green.

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@217Showers

6 months

the t shirt cannon not being able to reach the 200 level is classist

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3 years

would like everyone to meet the official dog of the blog. name tbd. still trying to figure out stairs. we'll get there.

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the haters don't want you to know that the Jimmy John's on Kirby is a regional test kitchen. they don't want you to know they offer hot sandwiches. but they do.

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@217Showers

3 years

it is our time

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7 months

something we don't talk about enough is that west lafayette is objectively the worst big ten college town.

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@217Showers

1 year

woke up and just wanted to reiterate

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3 years

does anyone know where this castle is on campus

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@217Showers

2 years

why are they doing this

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2 years

Iowa got rid of their tailgate train, an objectively poor decision. trains are sick.

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@217Showers

2 years

if you thought Champaign-Urbana was a cool town but could use a few more giant potholes,,,folks I have great news for you

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

7 months

not using @TriptychBrewing or @RiggsBeerCo to brew this beer is a HUGE miss by the nil collective.

ICON for Illini

@ICONforIllini

7 months

🍻In celebration of National American Beer Day, @ICONforIllini is excited to introduce our brand-new ICONIC brew. Proceeds will benefit NIL efforts for #illini student-athletes. Join us on Sunday for @IlliniMBB vs. @KUHoops to give it a try! More info:

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@217Showers

7 months

this is, uh, memorial stadium.

Illini-Alert

@IlliniAlert

7 months

Illini-Alert Emergency. Fire at 1402 S First St, Champaign. Avoid area. If in or near this location, leave immediately. More information to come.

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@217Showers

4 months

R.A.C.E.S. ( @RACESHelps ) is a vital resource for the Champaign-Urbana community. They provide a 24/7 hotline, counseling, and support for those who have experienced sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. Please consider a donation today:

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

2 years

the Illini football condition, as I understand it, is to either be all in or all out. so, fuck it: rank us cowards, never losing again, Wisconsin is just north Rockford, Illini by 1.5 billion, rose bowl.

Bob Zuppke

@BobZuppke

2 years

Please talk me out of being convinced we’re going to win on Saturday

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

4 years

This community is strong, and we will get through this thanks to good people like this. Remember that @MaizeMg did this, and do not ever forget it.

Smile Politely

@SmilePolitely

4 years

. @MaizeMg will feed kids for free during school closings:

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@217Showers

3 years

seeing a lot of people talking about the tv arrangement for saturday

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5 months

LuQ Ford

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@217Showers

1 year

imagine being so insecure about the city that your university is located in that you have to launch a public pr campaign to convince everyone that your school is actually in the city that it isn't in. ours, for example, is in two cities. and we claim them both. cowards.

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@217Showers

2 years

seeing a lot of the same people who were irate about the vax mandate at state farm center are now irate because of a game getting cancelled for covid. see the problem here? it's pretty obvious.

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@217Showers

2 years

rose bowl

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

the mammoth is so cool regardless of the angle. this is a mammoth account now.

Julie Cidell

@jlcidell

1 year

We have a new friend outside the Natural History Building!

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

2 years

wild that there was a debate about SFC vs. the Peoria Civic Center.

Michael O'Brien

@michaelsobrien

2 years

Well this is different.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

1 year

take the blue uniforms out to the south farms and set them on fire. sell tickets. make it a whole thing.

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Champaign Showers

@217Showers

10 months

tough look for all of the 60 or so sheriffs who thought they were experts in constitutional law. bummer.

Governor JB Pritzker

@GovPritzker

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4 months

A series of FOIA requests were returned this morning and have revealed new details about the investigation into Terrence Shannon, Jr. Read all of the documents here, words by @jhett93 :

FOIA Requests Illuminate Details in Shannon Investigation - Champaign Showers

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...

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just heard back from @RACESHelps !