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What’s some good bars for people in their 30s n 40s. Thanks

I setup a new group on Facebook for everyone who loves the aquarium hobby as me and others. If you are looking for fish, plants, advice, inspiration, etc I’m sure we got something for you!!!

A friend is moving and needs to clear out everything within the next week. There are lots of items available, including:

• Bed frame & mattress
• Desk
• Shelving units
• Robot vacuum
• Kitchen appliances & cookware
• Blender
• Ladder
• Exercise equipment
• Home & household items
• And more!

Photos and item details are available here:
https://offerup.com/p/169667783

You do not need an OfferUp account to view the listings.

If you're interested or have any questions, please send me a Reddit DM or start a Reddit Chat. We can arrange a convenient pickup time in Champaign–Urbana.

Pickup is in Champaign–Urbana.

Everything is priced to sell, and some items are free or very low cost. Feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

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I recently moved here from a more southerly climate. Where I’m from, summers normally get up to 110F, but the houses are heavily insulated and have AC units to handle that weather.

It is currently 90F outside, but my AC is struggling to keep the inside of my house below 75F. My AC is running constantly, and unable to stop the temperature any further. Is this normal for the houses this far north?

go to Carle instead.

They do not disclose this, but they only offer basic triage at this location now. All surgical staff, every non ER doctor, etc, have been relocated to other facilities. If you need life saving care, or surgery, they will tell you your options are carle ( which is likely full ) Danville, ( 30 minutes away and likely full ) or OSF St Joesephs in Bloomington an hour away.

They will mandate you take an ambulance to whichever location they can get you into first, its a private ambulance company they brought onsite that operates off the fourth floor, solely to shuttle people from this location to other hospitals ( because of the mentioned lack of more than basic triage )

They can do little more than basic scans and bloodwork, giving you something for the pain, and having you wait in a tiny emergency room, potentially for hours.

I went in at 2 AM, and i didn't have a bed reserved at another hospital until 1130AM. ( both due to the sacred hearts staff not really doing anything to contact the other hospitals, and the other hospitals being full because they keep getting sacred hearts patients every day.) This entire time the doctors and nurses weren't really listening to anything i was saying about resistances to certain medications, which they put me on anyways instead of alternatives. They also had a tendency to not check on me at all, nor was i given a call button until 4 hours into my stay. I spent 5 of the 8 hours in pain.

TLDR: Got an emergency medical problem in champaign? DO NOT GO TO OSF SACRED HEARTS. Go to Carle.

5.4 with the typical misfire. 174k miles, way overdue. Not a hard job, just a pain.

Any shop around C/U you fine folks would recommend?

TIA

Well, I definitely wasn't wrong when I said this town gets sleepy in the summer. This is really my first summer being active around here—I spent the last couple of years pretty busy with things outside of town.

I took June off, and looking ahead through October, there's only one (1) film screening that's been announced so far that I'm not involved with. Given that, I'm going to do things a little differently this time around and include a few events that aren't fully locked in yet. That means you'll see some movies without showtimes and some dates without confirmed titles—for now. Everything should be finalized by next month's post.

First up is the 2nd Annual CineSonic, the Music Film Festival:

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This year, CineSonic is an 8-week screening series, running on Sundays at 2pm at the Savoy 16 + IMAX. Starting on July 12th, and ending on August 30th, the CineSonic Film Festival will be bringing you the best in music-related films. Tickets are $10.

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The schedule is:

July 12 – LIFERS: A Local H Movie
July 19 – Resynator
July 26 – Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
August 2 – The Last Critic
August 9 – Brother Verses Brother
August 16 – Shorts: Music Documentary
August 23 – We Are Fugazi From Washington D.C.
August 30 – RADIOHEART: The Drive & Times Of DJ Kevin Cole

You can find more info about the films, as well as YouTube trailers where available at these links. We are still working on final confirmation about which of these films will have people involved with a Q&A, either in-person or via Zoom.

Next, is Film Fanatic Club. After showing their first movie at The Lit last month, they return this month for a film fittingly based on a book.

Thursday, July 25: American Psycho
📍 The Literary Book Bar - 10:30pm - $8 (for members) $10 - $12 (at the door)

USA 2000 • 102 min (2.39:1) • Rated R
Directed by: Mary Harron
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Chloë Sevigny
Based on the novel by: Bret Easton Ellis

A rare adaptation that sharpens rather than softens its source, American Psycho distills Bret Easton Ellis’s infamous novel into a sleek, darkly funny study of surface, status, and self-invention at the tail end of the Reagan era. Ellis’s fixation on brand names, empty ritual, and interchangeable identities finds a perfect cinematic analogue here, where violence feels less like shock than a logical extension of a culture built on appearance and consumption. The film’s cool, controlled aesthetic—echoing the clinical precision of Stanley Kubrick—turns glassy surfaces and pristine spaces into part of the joke. At the center, Christian Bale makes control itself the punchline, embodying and quietly ridiculing the hyper-managed world Ellis created. Once controversial, now firmly canonized, it plays like a time capsule that somehow feels more relevant with each passing decade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YnGhW4UEhc

Content Warning: Graphic violence, drug use, adult themes, disturbing content. Viewer discretion advised.

Thursday, July 30: Sorry To Bother You
📍 Savoy 16 + IMAX • 7pm • $10

I feel like what I'm doing with my programming in town is somewhere in between a Film Festival and an arthouse cinema. I often tell people that I don't want to replace Ebertfest, I want to replace The Art Theater.

So, when Art House Convergence announced this year's Art House Theater Day, I knew I wanted to be involved. That they chose Sorry To Bother You, the absurdist comedy from Boots Reilly as their main film, and Boots Reilly as their ambassador this year, I KNEW I need in.

Here's Boots telling you to come out and see Sorry To Bother You:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuR6ldewUMI

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And here's the film trailer, although I have to tell you, nothing can prepare you for the weirdness of this film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XthLQZWIshQ

Friday, September 4, 11 & 18: Savoy Arthouse Repertory Titles

The Chambana Film Society usually only shows newer films, that you can't see at home, but there's been a lot of press about how people are really excited to see older films in a communal setting. I wanted to show some of my favorite older films, but I really wanted to do something special, so I've chosen 3 titles whose directors I know, that will talk to us about their films afterwards. I'm almost ready to announce them, but save the date!

September 24 - 27: Pygmalion

So, Chambana Film Society is presenting FILM at Pygmalion this year! We've been planning this for a while, and it was just announced yesterday. I can't tell you the time and place for this screenings yet, but 6 programs have been announced, three features and three short film programs:

Feature Films:

The Green Mill: A Real Chicago Joint
Slouching Towards Branson
Röckët Stähr’s Death of a Rockstar

Short Film Programs:

Homegrown Shorts (featuring some of the same films we screened at the Lumière)
Jewish-American Shorts (possibly the exact same program we presented at the Lumière)
Animation After Dark (after programming a family-friendly animation showcase for the Lumière, we're excited to present a collection of animated shorts intended for adult audiences)

It looks like features will be on Saturday the 26th, and Shorts will be on Sunday the 27th. Assumedly they will be done by 5 or 6pm, when concerts start.

October 1-5: Doctober Fest

I've been deep in the planning (and watching!) stages for a mini documentary film festival this October. I'm aiming for the first weekend of October and hoping to screen 6–8 feature documentaries over the course of the festival.

I'm still toying with the idea of saving documentary shorts for the final screening of the year. In a way, I'm still reeling from the bleakness of this year's Oscar-nominated documentary shorts—and, honestly, from the bleakness of life in general. So if I do end up programming a shorts collection later this year, it's going to lean in the opposite direction: fun, joyful, and maybe even a little frivolous.

For now, mark your calendars for the first weekend in October. I can't wait to share more soon!

And that's it! We might be filling in some other titles here and there, probably studio films, and they might have some short lead times, so if you are interested, make sure you follow us on Social Media.

You can see our Newsletter Archive, and sign up for our newsletter there, follow us on Facebook, or see our Facebook Events. We also have a somewhat neglected Instagram Page, and an extremely neglected BlueSky Page.

You can find more information about area screenings at the CU Independent Film Calendar and at C-U Blogfidential.

Thanks! And I'll see you next month!

Hi everyone!

I'm an incoming international graduate student at UIUC and I'm considering leasing a 3B/2B at 1010 W Springfield Ave, Urbana (Neves Group). I'd really appreciate honest feedback from anyone who's lived there.

• How is the building overall?
• How is Neves Group as a management company (maintenance, responsiveness, security deposit, hidden charges)?
• Is the area safe, especially at night?
• Any issues with noise, pests, internet, or appliances?
• My lease says $200/month for utilities (plus electricity & gas)—is that accurate?
• Would you recommend living there?

Any positives or negatives would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello! Im thinking of moving to the area at some point in the future. I'm trying to get a feel for how much average rent for a 1 bedroom tends to be. I also don't really have any professional skills, ive pretty much only worked fast food. How realistic would you say it would be to live in the area doing that type of work?

Is it religious, political? It’s just weed man lol

Okay so I moved here recently, am not a student, but would love to use the bus system, however I've never taken the bus before, I'm autistic and have a lot of social anxiety and don't wanna embarrass myself in front of other passengers haha. I've been looking at the MTD website to see how to do things, but I have some silly questions as a bus noob.

If I buy the annual pass on the Token Transit app, do I say anything when getting on the bus, or do I just show it on my screen to the bus driver? Or do I have to scan it somewhere? Any other tips would be helpful!

I (30f) wfh and am in dire need of workout but unsure how/where to start. I know i’d hate to work out from home because i’m already home working, so that’s not an option for now. I’m looking at either OTF or maybe go to the Y at the Fields, but i have no experience at all with these places as i’ve never worked out before (apart from occasional exercises). Any suggestions on where to go? Also open to working out with other ladies looking for work out buddies (prefer a beginner that i can share my worries with lol) as well!

Hey neighbors! I am a Hoosier currently but was born in Illinois. We moved when I was a baby, moved back briefly when I was a child, then left again. I am now 58F, and really hate IN for obvious reasons. I have family and friends in Illinois and the CU area looks promising for my family and me. Along with myself, I will be moving my adult son (27), my mom (82) and my BF (64). Also our dogs.

We are currently living in an upscale suburb of Indianapolis. It's nice, but it's expensive, crowded, busy and of course it's very red. We need to get out of here. I admit I do love the access to great restaurants, shops, museums, events, etc. I don't love the pollution, traffic, and MAGA signs everywhere.

My son and I are planning a road trip to CU in a couple of weeks to scout out the area. In the meantime, I am hoping y'all can help me out with some questions. There are some things we need that are non-negotiable, and others that are interests but not deal breakers. With my mom's age and health issues, we need to be sure she has access to good medical care. How is the health care system in the area? Hospitals/doctors/specialists etc? I would appreciate any opinions or experiences. It looks like there is a bus system? Is it fairly good in terms of coverage? How about senior services? I know the area is geared quite a bit to younger folks as it is a college town, but I'm sure there are older people living there too.

Other places I'm interested in: is there a good farmer's market? Any good nurseries? (I'm talking plants, not babies) How about museums or cultural events? We are not sporty people so that's not on the table lol. We are definitely outdoors ppl but it looks like there are good parks and that's one thing we lack in Indy. I mean...we have parks but they are mostly kinda small and surrounded by city. If anything else comes to mind, feel free to mention it.

Thanks so much for your recommendations! This is a huge undertaking for me personally - I have to pack up and move 2 houses (mine and my mom's), sell both, find a new job and house and move us. My BF will follow at some point. So it will probably be a year before this will happen, but I'm looking forward to it. I appreciate any and all ideas/comments.