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Two students place in finals for Photo Throwdown Challenge

A team of two U-High students placed as finalists in a live photography competition on Zoom Oct. 15. Junior Tala Ardati and ninth grader Edith Huffman competed in the Photo Throwdown Challenge, which required them to take and edit a photo based on a prompt given at the beginning of the competition.

Illinois · 19d
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A brief glimpse through A Window Into Tennessee

If you’re even a casual fan of the works of Tennessee Williams, you know that his backstory, filled with family tragedy, informed the creation and content of many of his plays. This engine of pain, hard as it must have been for him to endure, gave us the ethereal hopelessness of The Glass Menagerie and the brutal poetry of A Streetcar Named Desire. What it took from him, in the process, is the primary focus of A Window Into Tennessee, written by Sandra De Helen and presented October 16 and 17 at Fire Doll Studio under the direction by Dustin Yocum.

Champaign, IL · 20d
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Old Barn Wood, Clawfoot Tubs And Vintage Mantels Fill These 9 Illinois Salvage Yards

A rusty skeleton key can tell you more about old Illinois than a whole history book. All across the state, salvage yards are quietly saving doors, tubs, mantels, and barn boards from the landfill and handing them to anyone with a project in mind. Wandering these aisles costs nothing, and...

Illinois · 23d
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Statewide: A musical time capsule

Aadam Jacobs talks about his massive archive of taped concert recordings from recent decades and the grassroots effort to get them digitized. Jacobs captured these moments in Chicago, mostly at small venues when iconic bands were just getting started. He's the curator, collector and archivist behind a massive collection of more than 2,000 concert recordings from the 1980s to 2019, featured on the website Internet Archive.

Illinois · 19d
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16 Illinois Architectural And Public Art Walks To Explore With A Dog

Illinois hides a giant outdoor gallery in plain sight, and your dog gets a free pass. Picasso sculptures, Prairie School homes, and painted fiberglass pups all sit right along public sidewalks. No ticket booth will turn your leash away. From Skokie to Bloomington, these walks mix sniff breaks with real...

Illinois · 21d

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How One Teacher Turned Everyday Art Supplies From School Smart Into Powerful Learning Tools

Teachers are always looking for new ways to help students demonstrate what they know. For Crystal Oswald, a reading specialist in Illinois with more than 20 years of experience, creative materials like paint, chalk, glitter, and modeling clay have become powerful instructional tools that support literacy, engagement, and student choice. We asked Crystal how she used art supplies from School Smart—School Specialty’s own line of quality, affordable classroom supplies—with her students and why she plans to keep them within easy reach all year long.

Illinois · 20d

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Route 66 and Springfield are included in a new book about food in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois is home of some fantastic food spots. And now there is now a book about all about it. “Unique Eats and Eateries of Illinois” was co-authored by Carrie Steinweg and Cindy Ladage, who are also cousins. They were guests on the WTAX Morning Newswatch discussing their publication.

Springfield, IL · 20d

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13 Fascinating Illinois Civil War Sites Many Travelers Drive Right Past

You do not need a battlefield to uncover Illinois’ deep connections to the Civil War. Across the state, historic homes, monuments, cemeteries, museums, and former prison camp sites preserve stories of the soldiers, generals, civilians, and prisoners whose lives were shaped by the conflict. Some stand near well-traveled roads...

Illinois · 22d

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Museum unveils rare original Abraham Lincoln photo taken in Peoria

The Peoria Riverfront Museum now possesses a rare original ambrotype photograph of Abraham Lincoln that was taken in Peoria. Known as “the Peoria Portrait,” the 1858 image showing Lincoln without a beard was used in his U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas before they both ran for president, four years after Lincoln gave a pivotal speech in Peoria.

Peoria, IL · 21d

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New Peoria mural celebrates aging and brings generations together

PEORIA (25News Now) -A colorful new mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District is celebrating the importance of connecting people of all ages while recognizing the contributions of older generations. The “Celebrating Generations, Peoria!” mural was officially unveiled Wednesday at C.T. Gabbert Art Park on Southwest Adams Street. The...

Peoria, IL · 20d

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Ill. students invited to participate in annual statewide art contest

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Heartland News) - Young artists across the Land of Lincoln are invited to participate in the annual student art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois State Board of Education. This year’s theme is: “My Community, My Story.”. The deadline...

Illinois · 21d

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Upstage Theatre Peoria hosts ghostly murder mystery

The Upstage Theatre Company is scheduled to present its dinner theatre and musical comedy, A Spectre Calls: A Ghostly Murder Mystery, during several dates in late October at GAR Hall in Peoria.

Peoria, IL · 21d

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Two Illinois-Born Country Stars Have a New Song Coming to Netflix

Illinois-born country artists Bailey Zimmerman and Stella Lefty have recorded “My Kinda Love,” a new duet set to be featured in the third season of Netflix's “Nobody Wants This.”

Illinois · 21d

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Cheap Tickets, One Screen, And Retro Charm Make This Illinois Drive-In A Rare Find Today

One ticket buys you two movies, and the night kicks off with a vintage cartoon. That alone made me sit up a little straighter. The sound comes through your car radio on 87.9 FM. Old-school metal window speakers still hang on some poles, too. I like how both eras get...

Illinois · 24d

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This 1950s Drive-In Near Route 66 In Illinois Still Shows Double Features Under The Stars

I almost drove right past it, a plain gravel lot and a tall white screen waiting for the sun to go down. Then the sky turned orange, the popcorn smell drifted through my open window, and a whole crowd of families settled in like they had been doing this for years.

Springfield, IL · 23d

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Harvest Fest & Touch-A-Truck set for Oct. 25 at Museum of the Grand Prairie

The Museum of the Grand Prairie at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will host Harvest Fest & Touch-A-Truck from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The all-ages event will feature pumpkin carving and decorating, hay-rack rides, apple peeling and other autumn activities. The Touch-A-Truck activity will give visitors a hands-on opportunity to get close to equipment used in the forest preserves.

Mahomet, IL · 22d

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The Illinois Mystery That Still Has No Clear Answer

You've likely heard of the United Kingdom’s Stonehenge, but have you heard of Woodhenge in Illinois? At an ancient Cahokia settlement in Fairmont City, Illinois, visitors see large wooden poles with a history of more than 1,000 years. Often referred to as the "American Stonehenge," travelers have the opportunity to see a reconstruction of these […]

Illinois · 25d

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Theme announced for 2026 Santa Claus Parade in Peoria

The 139th annual Santa Claus Parade is scheduled to take place on Nov. 27 with the theme A Holiday Tradition for the Ages.

Peoria, IL · 26d

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Balanced Redbirds Open Strong in Darkness-Shortened Opening Day

KETTERING, Ohio – With three golfers inside the top-20 with at least six holes to play, play was halted because of darkness after the field started late on the opening day of the 2026 Dayton Flyer Invitational, hosted at NCR Country Club. As a team the Redbirds are +5...

Normal, IL · 22d