Earlier this semester, I lamented the price increases implemented by the Illini Union McDonald’s. After I finished my last exam, not more than an hour ago, I swung by to get food because eating had decidely dropped down the priority list for me lately.

It seems that as of this Sunday May 12th, the Illini Union McDonald’s is closing for good. I don’t know why or when this decision was made but this means that the biggest fast food chain in America no longer has a presence on Campus. The Burger King on Green Street suffered a similar fate last year and the News Gazette reported this week that a new luxury apartment complex will be built in its place. Oh, and the construction will make Green Street one lane for most of the next school year, if not longer. Yay for congestion!

So, while I’ll miss the golden arches, this means that there’s probably going to be a new food joint in the Union for next year.

What do you think should take its place?