It's time for a walk down the dark streets of a major American city, New York City in 1977, and it wouldn't hurt to add a little body armor to the evening's wardrobe because the Big Apple was one tough town.

The smoke has now cleared in the battle for the Democratic Party nominations in Champaign County Board District 9 in Urbana..

I just can't deny myself the delicious pleasure of commenting on the political fiasco known locally as the District 9 race in Urbana for the Champaign County Board.

Monday night was the appropriate end to my Final Four weekend. Florida won the NCAA's national basketball championship, and UCLA lost. I picked UCLA.

Wow, it was a tough week for hoopheads here in Illini-land.

The people who've been hyping it for weeks [] mostly gullible reporters looking for an easy lead to their stories [] may be surprised. But no one else should be shocked that Dan Webb, the lawyer representing former Illinois Gov. George Ryan in his fe

A character witness for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan?

Illinois' 12-point win Sunday over Indiana pretty much summed up the season.

Put your dukes up, pseudo-intellectuals, I'm giving two-to-one odds that my latest literary choice will knock you out.

If I keep writing about movies, people are never going to believe it when I tell them I rarely see a movie. But here I go again