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United Presbyterian Church of Peoria presents Heart to Art
On this week’s episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Rev. Debra Avery of United Presbyterian Church in Peoria about Heart to Art, a free monthly gathering inviting adults to unplug, explore their creativity and connect with others. Inspired by similar initiatives...
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Meet two of this year’s Dancing with the CU Stars celebrity dancers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Dancing with the CU Stars 2026 celebrity dancers Tobin Herges and Gary Kling join CI Living Host Kayla Campbell to talk about the upcoming event. Dancing with the CU Stars is on Saturday, November 7. Voting is currently open and can be done on the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club website.
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Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen announces he is cancer-free at Illinois charity event
The announcement comes about a month after fans expressed concern about Nielsen's health when he briefly left the stage during a Cheap Trick performance in Aurora before returning to finish the show seated.
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Illinois Comic Con returning to Peoria with Tom Kenny, Ron Perlman and more
PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois Comic Con is returning to the Peoria Civic Center next month, bringing a lineup of actors, voice artists and creators to Central Illinois. Organizers announced Tuesday that this year’s celebrity lineup includes Tom Kenny, best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Ron Perlman, whose credits include Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy.
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Students want real haunts over viewed haunts
It’s almost a split decision, but more Morton East students want terrors to happen at a haunted house rather than at a horror movie this Halloween. According to ChatGPT, news horror movies and haunted houses have become a popular part of Halloween culture. People enjoy horror because it creates excitement and fear in a safe environment, challenging their fears and enjoying a memorable experience. The horror film “sinners” earned $278.4 million in the U.S. and Canada making it top horror release according to the numbers during 2025 with another runners up horror film “it” makes 328 million becoming a blockbuster. In a random survey of 109 Morton east students, 57 voted haunted housed over horror movies, and 52 voted horror movies over haunted houses. Although Morton east students are divided on which experience is scarier, both haunted houses and horror movies remain popular ways to celebrate Halloween.
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‘The Mosquito Bowl’ features UI stand-out Tony Butkovich, killed in action in WWII Brother of the late Bill Butkovich, long-time TCHS coach and principal
“The Mosquito Bowl” is a movie due for release in theaters on Oct. 30. AMC Champaign 13 is offering a preview Thursday, Oct. 29. The movie is based on a 2022 book “The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II” by Buzz Bissinger—author of the football classic, “Friday Night Lights.”
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Avery Anna headlines homecoming festivities
The Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center opened its doors for a live show featuring country-pop artist Avery Anna as the headliner, with Illinois State University alum Dan Hubbard as the opening act. Freshman marketing major Colton Harrington discussed how he heard about Anna and what interested him in...
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The Week: October 26-29
Put yard waste on the curb, Champaign Orange Zone, before they come to pick it up, free. It’s yard waste pick up time! Orange Zone residents have pickups starting this week, so make sure to set it on the curb. (RR) Watch an international Halloween movie, Spurlock Museum, 4...
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Morton Marching Band places second in Class 2A at St. Louis Super Regional
St. Louis, MO – The Morton High School Marching Band earned second place in Class 2A and finished 15th overall at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional, held Oct. 23-24, 2026, at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. The competition featured 69 bands representing nine states, including some of the nation’s top marching bands.
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Historic Lincoln image returns to Peoria
A historical image of a young, beardless Abraham Lincoln, taken in Peoria in 1858 and known to historians and collectors as “The Peoria Portrait,” has found its way back to its city of origin. Until recently, the whereabouts of the original “ambrotype,” a type of early photograph that produced images on glass, were unknown. Seth Kaller, nationally known rare documents expert, special advisor to the Peoria Riverfront Museum and curator of the museum’s “The Promise of Liberty” exhibit, located the historic photograph at an East Coast exhibit of rare photographs.
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Illinois Comic Con returning to Peoria with Tom Kenny, Ron Perlman and more
PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois Comic Con is returning to the Peoria Civic Center next month, bringing a lineup of actors, voice artists and creators to Central Illinois. Organizers announced Tuesday that this year’s celebrity lineup includes Tom Kenny, best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Ron Perlman, whose credits include Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy.