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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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English actress and indie artist Saki Waterhouse performs on the Bacardí stage on Saturday.

Suki Waterhouse delivers passionate performance, teases new release

By Maaike Niekerk, Summer Editor • August 5, 2023
Matt Maltese After his Lollapalooza set on Thursday.

Matt Maltese opens T-Mobile stage at Lollapalooza, chats about hit single

By Kiran Bond, buzz Editor • August 4, 2023
The Japan House, located at 2000 South Lincoln Avenue in Urbana, has many sights to see and opportunities for guests to get involved.

UI‘s Japan House springs into celebration

By Tianxin Li, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2023
UI student bikes across country, fundraises for breast cancer

UI student bikes across country, fundraises for breast cancer

By Piotr Fedczuk, Managing Editor for Reporting • April 18, 2023
A squirrel sits on a tree on the main quad. In 1901, around 100 squirrels were added to campus, and the population has since drastically increased.

What’s with the squirrels on campus?

By Matt Troher, Assistant Features Editor • March 20, 2023
Vedant Thakar, sophomore in Engineering, machines a bracket for the corner assembly – which connects the suspension to the wheels – of this years car. Illini Motorsports primarily works out of the Engineering Student Project Laboratory, located near the Loomis Laboratory of Physics.

A pit stop in Illini Motorsport’s garage

By Azucena Gama, Staff Writer • February 28, 2023
Hailey Alessandra, senior in LAS, opened a smoke shop off South Sixth Street in Champaign to help fight negative stigmas about girls who smoke. Alessandra hopes to hold a grand opening on Friday.

Hailey’s gets blunt about smoking stigmas

By Cecilia Milmoe, Features Editor • February 16, 2023
A student races past on a bike on South Wright Street in one of the University’s many bike lanes.

MTD, campus resources respond to recent cyclist collision

By Layli Nazarova, Staff Writer • February 13, 2023
Amaan Mirza, senior in Engineering, constructs a cardboard prototype for his INFO 418: Makerspace: Escape Rooms class offered through the University to make hands on projects in the CU Fab Lab. The University also offers various other courses through the Fab Lab.

C-U Fab Lab: Where art meets technology

By Azucena Gama, Staff Writer • February 9, 2023
At the corner of E. Green Street and S. Fifth Street, Raising Canes is set to open at the end of February, according to Jason Zwerin, vice president of company restaurants.

Campus Raising Cane’s sets late Feb. open date

By Cecilia Milmoe, Features Editor • January 16, 2023
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