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WILL CALL: What’s Happening in Central Illinois November 12-15

Listen to Sam Rink and Lyric Roy talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Grab a fantasy drink in the kingdom of Parcadia’s tavern and join friends for an evening of painting miniatures.

Illinois · 3d
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Opening of Festival of Trees this Weekend includes “Family Fun Day” Sunday, Nov 15th

The following information is from festivaloftreesdanville.com. Family Fun Day at the Festival is next Sunday, November 15! Make it an afternoon to remember with crafts, balloons, and PICKLES!. Nicholas Geigle from GG Magic & Balloons will be on the arena floor making balloon art from 12-6pm, and it’s also Pickle...

Danville, IL · 1d
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Champaign-Urbana Weekend Planner – Planning Ahead for the Holiday Season

While you prepare your Thanksgiving menu, you can start to shift into overall holiday spirit (however you choose) this weekend. Families can choose from many events and activities happening this weekend in Champaign-Urbana. Well, C-U families… it is holiday time. Many of us are making plans for Thanksgiving already, others...

Champaign, IL · 2d
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Community Spotlight: Faith Church Holiday Bazaar

FAIRMOUNT, Ill. (WCIA) — Faith Church in Fairmount is kicking off the holiday season with its fifth annual Holiday Bazaar. Organizers Leanna Bolden and Quinn Rademacher came on The Morning Show to preview the event, which will have 47 vendors selling everything from baked goods to woodworking, 3D printing, art and more. They said the […]

Fairmount, IL · 1d

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Festival of Trees Begins Saturday, November 14th; Danville Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble to Play at 6:30 PM

When Festival of Trees opens up this coming Saturday, a first time attraction for this traditional event will take place on opening day. A performance is scheduled by the Danville Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble. DSO Music Director Matthew Sheppard told CIMG that “we are really looking forward to this. We...

Danville, IL · 2d

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The 7 Best Secondhand Bookstores In Illinois Every Bookworm Needs To Visit

Looking for the best secondhand bookstores in Illinois to feed your inner bookworm?. These 7 secondhand bookstores offer incredible finds and unbeatable charm!. 1. This Old Book Inc. (Grayslake) There’s something about walking into a great bookstore that just makes the whole day better. This Old Book Inc. in...

Illinois · 14h

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Float Sign-Ups for December 4th Danville NIGHT OF LIGHTS PARADE are Open through Mon November 23rd

Danville, November 11, 2026 – Join First Fridays in Downtown Danville for the Night of Lights Parade, one of our city’s biggest holiday traditions! Bundle up, sip on hot cocoa, and celebrate the magic of the season with us on Friday, December 4th, at 6:00 PM. This year’s theme is “Vintage Holidays”!

Danville, IL · 21h

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Community Spotlight: Champaign-Urbana Black Authors Book Fair

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — After the success of the inaugural Champaign-Urbana Black Authors Book Fair last year, Parkland College will host the second annual edition this weekend. Executive Director Airiel Sadler came on The Morning Show to preview this year’s edition. She and other organizers are anticipating a bigger crowd than last year’s, and they […]

Champaign, IL · 19h

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The Weekender: November 13-15

Celebrate flauta Friday, Maize on Neil, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., $10. It’s flauta Friday, or at least I’m saying it should be. This town has a lot of good flautas, and my favorites are the potato and queso ones at Maize. It’s one of four kinds of flautas at The Station and the new Neil Street location, and practically there’s no excuse not to get crunchin’ on Maize’s deep-fried handmade corn tortillas every Friday. (AB)

Champaign, IL · 2d

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Historic Springfield firehouse to celebrate 100 Years with rededication ceremony

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - A century after its construction, historic Springfield Firehouse No. 2 will be officially rededicated. The event will take place on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at 212 S. Second Street in Downtown Springfield. The ceremony is meant to celebrate the building's rich history and...

Springfield, IL · 1d

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From Illinois governor to federal prison: Rod Blagojevich tells all in new book

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is revisiting the corruption scandal that sent him to prison, sharing his side of the story and why he maintains he was framed.

Illinois · 4d

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Lincoln Courting Couch to be loaned to Indiana museum

Springfield Art Association is rearranging the seating at its Edwards Place headquarters, loaning its Lincoln Courting Couch to Indiana State Museum for an upcoming exhibit.

Springfield, IL · 2d

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New ALPLM acquisition details Lincoln’s dry-goods purchases

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Oh, the things you can pick up at auction for two bucks. A Petersburg family has donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a ledger from a local dry-goods store documenting sales for thirteen months in 1836-37. A young lawyer and lawmaker named Abraham Lincoln was a frequent customer, buying, among other things, clothing materials — buttons, fabric, and thread – to likely either make a suit or repair an existing one.

Springfield, IL · 1d

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Showtime Lanes Family Fun Center Bowling Scores

Place Points W-L 1. Kaylee’s Cafe 56-24 Read the full story in the November 12, 2026 issue of the Macoupin County Enquirer~Democrat.

Macoupin County, IL · 3d

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Families Explore A Free Illinois Museum Where Lincoln’s Law Office Still Stands Upstairs

Some of the best history lessons in Illinois hide inside buildings you could easily walk right past. Picture a plain brick block on a busy downtown corner, and then picture climbing upstairs to the very room where a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln once worked on his cases. It feels...

Springfield, IL · 3d

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Illinois Railway Museum Adds Three Burlington Gallery Cars

The Illinois Railway Museum has a second complete train of bi-level gallery cars. A release dated November 12, 2026, says three stainless-steel Chicago, Burlington & Quincy cars, two coaches and a cab car, arrived at the museum on November 11. The museum calls the set operational. Coaches 702 and 709 were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia in 1950. Cab car 791 was built in 1965.

Illinois · 1d

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In 'Elusive Victory,' the Equal Rights Amendment fight grinds to a halt in Illinois

The Equal Rights Amendment enshrines equal protection under the law regardless of sex. Or, it would have, if it was ratified. Illinois became a battleground state in the fight to get the ill-fated amendment through Congress in the 1970s and '80s. Historian and author Mark DePue sat down with Local Edition to discuss his new book chronicling the era, "Elusive Victory: The Equal Rights Amendment Fight in Illinois."

Illinois · 1d

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Avengers Doomsday Deserves New Technology, Not Standard Theater

This Avengers release demands more than your typical multiplex experience to really feel what the filmmakers intended.

Illinois · 21h

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Author Nia Simms Hall Announces Expanded Self-Love Literacy Initiative Following “Why Not Me” Book Signing Event

Author Nia Simms Hall is expanding the educational reach of her children’s book, Why Not Me, following a community book signing event held on October 10, 2026, at the Stey-Nevant Public Library in Farrell, Pennsylvania. Building on her commitment to childhood confidence, literacy, and self-acceptance, Hall has developed structured self-love curricula based on the book […]

Farrell, PA · 1d