Alcohol in the news; New Bill could help Microbreweries in illinois

From Wicd/fox

New Bill Could Help Microbreweries in Illinois

with... me

Doesnt' seem to be a transcript.

Bars in the news; Student dragged into an alley, sexually assaulted

From WICD 15 ABC

Student dragged into an alley, sexually assaulted

Champaign-- Police want to talk to two witnesses who may not have even known a young woman was raped.
This attack happened last week, in the early morning hours of Sunday February 13th.
Police say an Illinois Wesleyan student, who was in Champaign visiting allegedly left the campus bar Kam's alone.
She was trying to walk to a friend's house when two men grabbed her and led her into an ally.
Police say one of the men sexually assaulted her.
This attack reportedly stopped when a couple approached the area and the attackers fled.
The witnesses then drove the victim to a safe location.
Police desperately want to interview the good Samaritans.
Meanwhile, back on campus student's say they are not surprised of the attack saying crime alerts have become routine.

Alcohol in the news: Whipped Lightning

From WICD15

Whipped Lightning

Since Four Loko is banned, the next great satan is whipped cream with alcohol.

We're all gonna die!

Alcohol in the news; Sports Bars Business

From WICD 15 ABC

Sports Bars Business

It's a nice little article about how sports bars do better business when teams are doing good.

Alcohol in the news; Hangover Cures; What Really Works

From WICD 15 ABC

Hangover Cures: What Really Works

Many of you will ring in the new year with a glass of champagne, maybe a beer or a cocktail. But one too many drinks leads to a hangover the next morning.

The one surefire cure is drinking in moderation. It seems like everyone has their own tips but doctors say drinking too much will leave you hungover no matter what else you eat or drink.

Technically, moderation isn't a cure, it's prevention.

"Typically a hangover is from drinking too much alcohol and not taking enough fluids in like water, things that would dehydrate you," said Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician at Provena in Danville.

This report contains no information about the body processing alcohol.

Remember, typically, the body takes an hour to metabolize the amount of alcohol in one drink. One drink is considered to be a pint of beer (not strong beer), a glass of wine, or a shot of hard liquor.

Most people consider a hangover to be the remainder of the alcohol being processed out of the body. However, after several hours of sleep, the alcohol should be out of your body, unless you got really drunk (a Jacob kind of drunk).

"The cure is drinking in moderation," Brown said.

After a night of drinking, Brown says you should drink water or Gatorade before you go to bed. Some people say they can sleep it off but the doctor says dehydration can keep you from getting a good night's rest.

Another common cure is coffee the following morning. Brown says the caffeine does cure headaches. However, it will also make you go to the bathroom, which could dehydrate you.

So, drink fluids, stay hydrated, and allow your body time to process the alcohol.

Alcohol in the news; Binge Drinking, Problem in Illinois

From WICD 15 ABC

Binge Drinking, Problem in Illinois

The holidays are just around the corner.

It's a time when you may be tempted to indulge in food and alcohol.

One local physician says binge drinking is a problem because it can cause you to do things you might not normally do.

Not a great story.

Alcohol in the news: Urbana Beer and Chili cook off

From Wand 17

Beer tasting and chili cook-off in Urbana

Not a great story.

Thousands... "GET THIS MORE THAN 150 Types of beer"

Seriously, more than 150 types is newsworthy?

From WICD 15 ABC

Beer and Chili fire it up

URBANA - What's better than a beautiful fall day? A beautiful fall day along with some cold beer and hot chili. At least, that's what more than two-thousand people think.

Urbana's ninth annual international beer-tasting and chili cook-off attracted about 2500 people to the downtown area today.

Participants can sample up to 150 different types of beer from all over the world. In addition, nine different chili teams competed in the chili cook-off which represented roughly twelve different types of chili. BEER AND CHILI Fire It Up

Saturday, October 9 2010, 05:29 PM CDT

Bars in the news; Attacks spread to downtown Champaign

From WICD 15 ABC

Attacks spread to downtown Champaign

Champaign- Police say a crime pattern is forming in Champaign, and right now, they can't find a motive.
The department says, groups of young black men are singling out white men who are walking alone then attacking them.

They're similar, but police say, not connected.
But this is what we do know.
The suspects are targeting white men, usually around college age, then punch and kick them without provocation.
But city officials say there is a way to prevent this from happening to you.

The crimes are alike, and they target people who walk alone.
The latest one happened right here at the 300 block of Walnut Street.
The victim said he walked out of a downtown bar late Sunday night, then was attacked by four black men.

...

"I'm not scared, it concerns me a lot, but i mean, I'm pretty concerned about my own personal safety," said Paul Dudley, a Radio Maria employee.

Paul Dudley works late hours at a downtown hot spot, and knows too well about the rash of assaults happening all over the city.
Dudely is constantly on edge walking home at night after last call.

"As far as walking by myself, I just try to keep my ears open and walk as quickly as I can," said Dudley.

City officials do advise people to stick to the buddy system after a night on the town, and if you happen to become a victim, your best bet is to report it right away.

...

There's been nearly two dozen reports of similar attacks happening not just downtown, but also on the U of I campus and near Centennial High School.
Police arrested people for some of the attacks, and Mayor Schweighart says more arrests are coming.

Footage from inside Radio Maria, and an interview with Paul.

Same story also available on Fox (without the Paul interview)

Alcohol in the news: Police Officer Arrested for DUI

From WCIA 3 CBS/ Illinois Homepage.net

Police Officer Arrested for DUI

Officials are investigating a police officer who was arrested for driving under the influence Saturday.

Travis Burr is an investigator with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office. He is charged with a DUI and also failure to reduce speed.

He's on administrative leave during the investigation.

From WAND 17 NBC

Champaign County Deputy Arrested for DUI

Tolono, IL- An investigator for the Champaign County Sheriff's Office has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for DUI.

Deputies were called around 6:00 p.m. Saturday to a three vehicle accident south of Tolono. When they arrived, the deputies learned that an off-duty deputy with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office was involved in the accident.

Travis Burr of Sidney, who is an investigator with the Sheriff's Office, was arrested on charges of DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He was booked in and processed at the jail and then bonded out.

The Sheriff's Office has requested copies of the State Police reports and the matter is under investigation.

It's also on WICD 15

Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for DUI

Champaign County - An investigator with the Champaign County Sheriff's office is on administrative leave after an accident in which he is accused of drunk driving.

According to Sheriff Dan Walsh, Travis Burr of Sidney was off duty when he was involved in a three-vehicle property-damage accident at about 6:00 p.m. Saturday south of Tolono.

Burr was arrested for DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

He is on paid administrative leave while the matter is investigated.

alcohol in the news; the world's game brings bars business

From WICD 15 ABC

The World's Game Brings Bars Business

SAVOY -- Bars across Champaign-Urbana were packed by 9:00 Friday morning. It's neither "Unofficial" nor an Illini pigskin Saturday. Instead, it was the world's version of football that brought big bucks to local businesses.

The Buffalo Wild Wings in Savoy opened at 9. Some places on campus started serving at 8:30. Normally, summer is a slow time for these businesses because so many students are gone. But Friday, patriotism kept many bars packed.

Some people call soccer an equalizer, a sport the world has in common. But for local bars and restaurants it's a money-maker.

"Last Saturday when USA and England played, it was like an Illini game in here," said Joseph Evans, G.M. of the Buffalo Wild Wings, "Looking over the crowd, I was like 'oh the Illini's playing today?"

And just like an Illini tailgate, some fans went right for the beer.

"We're doing good alcohol sales," said Evans, "But at 9:00 in the morning, they get one beer and sit with that one beer for a couple hours and that's fine."

Most of the fans we saw stayed away from the booze altogether.

"No, I just had breakfast and a Diet Coke," said Jach Hutchens, who watched the game at Firehaus, "It's a little too early for me to drink."

And the fans who are having a drink or two have yet to cause any problems for police.

"To my knowledge and I've talked to the district commander as well, we've not had any calls or problems related to gatherings at the bars, even with the early opens," said Sgt. Scott Friedlein of the Champaign Police.

With a 10 -15% sales boos and no arrests, Evans says he would change only one thing.

"If they had the games at night, I think it'd be a little bit better," he said, "But it's night in South Africa and daytime here so it all works out."

The World Cup continues what's been a great month for local bars. Even though the students left, big crowds gathered to watch the Blackhawks march to a Stanley Cup championship. Now, bar owners are hoping the U.S. soccer team can make a run of its own.

The U.S. next plays on Wednesday. All the bar owners we talked to plan on opening early for that match.

Reported by A.J. Bayatpour
Posted: June 18, 2010

Alcohol in the news; Bartender training

Last night, several news stations ran spots about getting bartenders trained on how to spot fake ID's and serving to minors.

• WAND NBC 17

Alcohol Training

• WICD ABC 15

State Agents Meet Bar Owners

Oddly, both NBC and ABC interviewed the same person, Elizabeth Murphy, from Turtle Run or Snappers.

It sure would be nice if either of the stations talked about HOW to get the training, like providing a link to a website, instead of just saying that training was available.

In the promo for the news on WICD, they showed some stock footage from Radio Maria. Not sure who was serving, but I think Jacob was in the background.

alcohol in the news; Champaign considers liquor license increases

From WICD 15 ABC

Champaign Considers Liquor License Increases

Nothing new in this story, just a different outlet for getting the news.

CU Bars in the news; Moms weekend brings big business

From WICD, ABC 15

Moms weekend brings big business

Relly not too much bar stuff here, but they did mention Station.

CU Bars in the News, Cracking Down on Irish Fun

From WICD, ABC 15

Cracking Down on Irish Fun

Champaign- Thousands are out celebrating Saint Patrick's Day in central Illinois.
But law enforcement anticipates more D.U.I's. That's why Illinois State Police are stepping up patrols to make sure drunk drivers are off the streets.

"It's a very relaxed day, it's when everybody gets to pretend to be Irish, even though I always am every day, everyone likes it, it's a lot of fun," said Jacob Daugherty, from Radio Maria.

The corned beef and cabbage, the beer, the whiskey; it can all be a lot of fun.

But if you've had a little too much Irish fun, a run in with these guys can cost you.

"The message is simple if you drink and drive you will be arrested," said Sergeant Bill Emery, with Illinois State Police.

With a drinking holiday like St. Patrick's Day, law enforcement cracks down.

"There will be roadside safety checks there will be directed patrols, working with local law enforcement we're going to have more police available and we'll be out enforcing," added Emery.

Luckily, the people who are entertaining will also be checking up on your well-being.

"We try not to over serve anyone and then what we do is call people cabs regularly," said Daugherty. "We do watch things and we call cabs, we have all the cab numbers saved on the side of our bar so we have a list of everyone that we call."

"Usually the cabbies know the more popular places so they know to get here pretty quickly and they cooperate just as much so they know taking people home safely is a top priority," said Ash Khandker, from the Blind Pig.

All those aspects will ensure a safe St. Patrick's Day, without any meetings with the law.

Reported by: Bret

Starring Jacob from Radio Maria.

CU Bars in the News, Urbana Issues Alcohol Citations

From WICD, ABC 15

Urbana Issues Alcohol Citations

Urbana- Two bars and one restaurant in Urbana face thousands of dollars in fines and risk getting their liquor license suspended or revoked.

Urbana police arrested three people Friday March 5th for selling alcohol to minors.

The three people who were arrested by police also can face up to one year in jail for selling alcohol to minors.

The crimes took place at Milo's Restaurant, The Iron Post and The Rose Bowl.

Milo's; the Iron Post; and the Rose Bowl.

Exactly why there is stock footage of B-Rad from Radio Maria mixing a cocktail doesn't make any sense. Brad wasn't arrested. Brad works in Champaign, not Urbana.

Assembly Hall to allow drinking; all the news

From News-Gazette

Assembly Hall to start selling alcohol at some shows this month

From WCIA, CBS 3

Big Changes

From WICD, ABC 15

Alcohol Coming to Assembly Hall

From WAND, NBC 17

Assembly Hall will begin selling alcohol

Oddly, there's nothing in the Daily Illini yet.

The 'UnOFficIal' aftermath; armageddon came and went

News-Gazette

'Subdued' not the adjective for annual drinking festival, but final numbers show 'safe' gaining steam

CHAMPAIGN – Fewer arrests, fewer tickets, fewer medical calls and no major injuries during Friday's Unofficial St. Patrick's Day have Champaign public-safety officials feeling somewhat relieved about the annual bacchanal.

Wow, not only is that one of the world's largest headlines, but they used the word "bacchanal". Bacchanal means a drunken or riotous celebration. It relates to the word Bacchus.

A final tally of activity for Friday and early Saturday put the number of criminal arrests at seven, down from 15 last year; notices to appear in court for less-serious offenses at 265, compared with 351 in 2009; and medical calls at 28, compared with 33 last year.

7 arrests
265 citations
28 medical calls

With the tab for city ordinance violations ranging from $165 to $310, Champaign stands to gain more than $43,000 in revenue from fines, assuming all those ticketed plead guilty or are found guilty. Last year's police overtime cost taxpayers just over $10,600.

Wow, they actually put that this is a profitable event for the city.

WCIA, CBS 3

Unofficial Aftermath

WAND, NBC 17

Unofficial St. Patrick's Day end with fines, towed vehicles

Towing companies say the drinking event might just be their busiest day. They mostly pick up vehicles from city lots. Tatman's Towing hauled off about 70 vehicles, while Reynold's towed 256.

WICD, ABC 15

The Unofficial Hangover

"It's a little more tame this year, not going to lie it's not as fun," said Jordan Missner.

Students credit that to a 21 and over bar rule as well as a ban on pitchers and shots, as police put forth their best effort to crack down on binge drinking.

Daily Illini

Police increase patrols, regulations for Unofficial

contains a nice ticket breakdown

Post-Unofficial bar scene: 'Busier than a regular Saturday night'

On Saturday, the entry age for C-U bars returned to 19 years old.

Some students who were turned away on Unofficial could once again get into the bars.

Dan Kadlec, sophomore in Business, said he stayed away from the bars on Friday but not Saturday.

“I’m not 21, and I knew cops would be everywhere on Friday,” Kadlec said. “I didn’t want to risk it.”

No news from Fox.

No news from the Buzz.

Unofficial; Fear Mongering is Big Business

The bars open at 11, are you ready?

Of course, you are probably already drinking at a house party.

From WICD ABC 15

Day of Drinking

url may not last long.

Final preparations are underway for todays unofficial Saint Patrick's Day celebration on the University of Illinois campus. Today marks 14 years since the tradition began. Its an event that is drawing thousands of visitors. And police know that -- which is why they'll have extra patrols out. They say they'll put more of a focus, this year, on private parties -- though there will still be bar checks.

From News-Gazette

'Unofficial' Facebook author surprised at invitation's spread

By the numbers with 'Unofficial'

Unofficial St. Patrick's Day under way

*note bars are now open*


From Daily Illini

Dorms prepare for unofficial visitors

Landlords warn tenants about Unofficial

Liquor sales increase for week of Unofficial

Alex Pastor, senior in LAS, said he will make a trip to a liquor store on Friday to stock up.

Pastor said he typically purchases Natural Light because it is more economical, but he will most likely splurge on Friday.

“I might increase what I buy to Bud Light because it is a holiday,” Pastor said.

Stupid students...

Urbana's Unofficial 'like every other weekend'

Not celebrating Unofficial? A look at alternative events for Friday

CU Bars in the News, Safety concerns with drinking event on campus

From WICD ABC 15

Safety concerns with drinking event on campus

More fear mongering.

Highlights:

Police will be targeting private parties.
People who aren't students (out of towners) are the problem.

Highlight words:

Hordes; monster; unfortunate event; drains; private parties; sole purpose of getting drunk and tearing the town up.

Same story is on Fox 55. (if you prefer fox)

CU Bars in the News, Officially preparing for unofficial

From WICD15.

Officially Preparing for Unofficial (not sure how long link will take you to the story)

We are officially a couple of days out from unofficial Saint Patrick’s Day on the University of Illinois campus. It's the day known for its raucous parties and binge drinking, and the city of Champaign is already outlining what they'll be looking for and who'll they'll be targeting at this year's event. Champaign police want to remind you to act responsibly if you are planning on going, and you should know they're making public safety a priority. That means you cannot drink in public nor have alcohol in public. Also keep in mind those caught throwing things off balconies could get a fine of up to two hundred and fifteen dollars. If a party charges for cups or admission, it is operating as an illegal establishment and that could mean multiple fines. They'll also be looking for those with fake id's and those who are drinking underage. If you notice something you think is out of line, please call 351-4545.

So, don't have a party where you charge admission. Don't drink if you are under 21. Don't carry open alcohol. Don't throw things off balconies (regardless of how fun it is). Don't drink and drive.

If you really want to mess with the system, you can screw the city over best by not allowing them to issue any tickets. All the money they are spending on cops overtime will be wasted. Please, don't break the law.

If you do break the law, you will not get a warning ticket, you will be fined.