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Champaign Park Districts offers free admission to two places as cooling centers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign Park District is helping residents stay cool with free admission to two of their fitness centers. The Park District opened Martens Center and Leonhard Recreation Center Tuesday as cooling centers for the day as free admission. Officials ask for a valid ID to show entry. Hours on Tuesday for […]
Check out Sinfonia da Camera’s 2024-25 season
Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in-residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, is a tremendous outfit that we’re fortunate enough to have present here in Champaign-Urbana. Lead by Maestro Ian Hobson, the orchestra is set to kick off its upcoming season at KCPA on Friday, September 20th, presenting Rhapsody in Blue at 100 within the programming at PYGMALION. The last performance Sinfonia participated in was their first-ever outdoor show at Champaign Park District’s Hessel Park in July as part of The ILLIAC. If you’re new to the orchestra, I would highly recommend checking it out and giving it a shot if this is unfamiliar territory, you won’t be disappointed.
Foellinger Auditorium vandalized over weekend, UIPD investigating
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating after someone vandalized Foellinger Auditorium over the weekend. Each of the six columns on the front of the building were painted with one letter to spell out the word “DIVEST.” By Monday afternoon, the columns were covered up by orange and blue wraps. […]
Fifth Martin Equipment Dealership Earns John Deere Certified Rebuild Center Status
Tolono, Ill. — Martin Equipment is proud to announce its Tolono, Illi., dealership has been named a John Deere Certified Rebuild Center. This rigorous dealer certification process ensures the capability, process and execution of large, production-class model machine rebuilds are executed at the absolute highest level of quality. Tolono...
Illini Hour specials back at Memorial Stadium in 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS) — The popular Illini Hour is returning to Memorial Stadium in 2024. From 90 minutes to 30 minutes before kickoff, all hot dogs, non-alcoholic beverages (excluding souvenir cups), and Carbliss and Nutrl seltzers are just $3, and 24-ounce domestic beers will be $7. This week's Illini...
Illini Inquirer Podcast Ep. 850 | Breaking down Illini wings; Illini football All-Big Ten draft
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper break down Illinois Basketball's wing position group heading into the 2024-2025 hoops season, including expectations for Ty Rodgers, five-star freshman Will Riley and Louisville transfer Tre White. Joey Wagner then joins the guys for an Illini All-Big Ten Football draft heading into the season opener against Eastern Illinois.
Jay Pearce, longtime public broadcaster, dies at age 69
URBANA – As radio program director and station manager at WILL in the late 90s and early 2000s, Jay Pearce frequently filled in for others at the station, whether he was reading the news, hosting a talk show, or interviewing analysts about commodity prices on WILL’s agriculture programming.
Notebook: David Olano wins field goal job with Illini; Laughery mentoring Valentine
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois has settled its kicker competition that has sneakily lingered through fall camp. David Olano will handle field goals, and Texas A&M transfer Ethan Moczulski will handle kickoffs, Illini head coach Bret Bielema said on Tuesday. Hugh Robertson, as expected, will be the team's punter and Lane Hansen will be the long snapper.
PBL volleyball wins season opener over Centennial
CHAMPAIGN — Tanner Graham, a senior on the Paxton-Buckley-Loda lady Panther volleyball team, looks diminutive on the volleyball court. But on Monday night, the 5-foot-5 defensive specialist/libero stood tall. Much taller than 5-5. She ended the match, the first of the year for the Lady Panthers with a kill. While the match-winning kill is definitely the highlight of anyone’s match, she also had a notable precursor as she served up the game-winning ace for the win in the first game. PBL would win a 2-1 decision over Champaign Centennial. They would take games one and three, posting scores of 25-23, 19-25 and 15-11.
Illinois volleyball star returns to the court after major health setbacks
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Illinois volleyball star, Taylor De Boer, is back in the line-up after medical treatments for an autoimmune disease. De Boer was preparing for the 2023 Illini volleyball season, after serving as captain for Team Canada’s U19 team in 2022. The young athlete started...
Kankakee Disc Golf Tournament Kicks Off September 29 at Civic Auditorium—Register Today
Kankakee, IL – The Civic Woods Showdown, a highly anticipated disc golf tournament, is happening Saturday, September 29, at the Civic Auditorium in Kankakee. Local disc golf enthusiasts are urged to register as soon as possible, as early bird registration ends today, with regular registration open until September 15.
Reliving the best win of the Bret Bielema era (so far)
The fans have spoken and the game I will be recapping today is Illinois’ win over Penn State in 2021. That game was one of the ages. Recap from Matt Rejc here. The best win in the Bielema era was a little of everything. 9OT ranked win in a...
Abortion took center stage during the DNC. But here’s why access could be in jeopardy.
Abortion took center stage during the Democratic National Convention last week, and Illinois was celebrated for welcoming thousands of women needing care since access has vanished across much of the South and Midwest. But abortion funds that are essential for so many people traveling to states like Illinois — paying...
Illinois is Home to the Most ‘Players’ in the Dating Game
If you think the dating world kind of sucks in Illinois, you're not wrong. Turns out Illinois is one of the worst states to date it because we are packed with 'players.'. When I think back to the first time in my life I heard the word players associated with dating, I'm brought to 1998-ish. I was in 4th grade and spent most of my free time watching MTV and quickly changing the channel when my parents came into the basement.
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