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Day of the Dead family day at Illinois State Museum

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The Illinois State Museum (ISM) will host a Day of the Dead family day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 1. Featured will be arts and crafts, community partner tables, musical performances and food. The museum’s annual “Ofrenda” exhibition, celebrating Día de los Muertos, will also be open for viewing.

Springfield, IL · 13d
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Menard County Historical Society to Hold Quarterly Meeting

Menard County has forever been on the cutting edge of entertainment! The Menard County Fair goes back to the 1850’s, the circus to the 1880’s, Chautauqua to the early 1900’s. In more recent times, Menard County was home to the Illinois Country Opry. Everyone is welcome to attend the Menard County Historical Society quarterly meeting November 13 to hear about the oldest Country Opry in Illinois.

Menard County, IL · 14d
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My Journal Courier

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Pipe dreams: Group hopes to keep the music playing for a chapel treasure

Organizers are trying to raise $250,000 to restore and maintain the historic Aeolian-Skinner organ at The Chapel in Jacksonville, as well as host a recital series.

Jacksonville, IL · 13d

WANE 15

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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.

Rockford, IL · 20d

illinoistimes.com

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Justin Blandford interview

History is more than dates, buildings and plaques. It’s the stories we choose to remember and the ones we’re still learning how to tell. This week, we sit down with Justin Blandford, superintendent of Springfield’s state historic sites, to talk about some of his favorite projects, the challenges of working with history and the unexpected moments that come with caring for the places that tell our collective story.

Springfield, IL · 14d

My Journal Courier

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Macoupin County Historical Society to highlight World War I ‘Hello Girls’

Macoupin County Historical Society’s November meeting will feature a presentation about the World War I “Hello Girls.”

Macoupin County, IL · 16d

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Sixty-two District 202 Students Earn Spots At The Illinois Music Education Association Festival

Sixty-two District 202 high school student musicians earned selections to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 9 festivals for jazz, choir, band, and orchestra in November. The senior jazz festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at St. Charles East High School in St. Charles. The...

Illinois · 14d

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One Of Illinois’s Oldest Drive-Ins Still Lights Up Its Screen Near Springfield Every Weekend

Popcorn, a car radio, and two movies under the stars make for a pretty great Saturday night in Illinois. One outdoor theater in the middle of the state has kept that old tradition alive for decades, even after its lights once went dark for years. Families still pull in with...

Springfield, IL · 18d

Dino World

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How Hopewell Builders Aligned Earthworks to the Winter Sun

Stick with us to the end: one simple alignment check reveals how ancient builders tracked the solstice without modern tools.

Illinois · 16d

My Journal Courier

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Route 66 speaker series to look at museum's oral history collection

Illinois State Museum will be featured during Route 66 Centennial’s November episode of its Centennial Speaker Series.

Illinois · 16d

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Boys golf finishes first at state championship

On Saturday, Oct. 10, the ETHS golf team won its first team state championship in program history. This win comes after two heartbreaking runner-up finishes in tiebreakers against New Trier and Hinsdale Central. “. — Lester Low. “Those were gut punches for sure. I thought we played really well both years,...

Illinois · 20d

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Photo gallery: Winchester West Central wins first playoff game since 2015

WINCHESTER, Ill. — It has been more than a decade since the Winchester West Central football program has experienced any postseason success. A punishing running game and a physical defensive effort led the Cougars to a 40-8 victory over Sesser-Valier in the opening round of the Class 1A playoffs at Doc Garrison Memorial Field. It marked the Cougars’ first playoff victory since 2015 and just the fifth in program history.

Winchester, IL · 17d

Breeze-Courier

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Illinois art contest invites students to explore the idea of community

SPRINGFIELD — Young artists are getting a chance to let their imaginations soar on the theme “My Community, My Story” in the annual student art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois State Board of Education. Everyone is shaped in some...

Illinois · 16d

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You Can Still Walk the Same Dirt Paths as Young Abe Lincoln at This Illinois Village for Almost Nothing

A young Abraham Lincoln once ran a store here that went so deep into debt he called it his national debt. He spent years paying it off. I love that the future president started out as a broke shopkeeper. The village he knew has been reconstructed with log cabins, shops,...

Illinois · 21d

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When Hallmark will film movie in Carlinville after winning ‘Merriest Christmas Town’ contest

CARLINVILLE, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - We now know more about the filming of a Hallmark Christmas movie in Carlinville after the town won the channel’s “Merriest Christmas Town” contest. Carlinville beat out 24 other finalists from around the country for the title. The Christmas in Carlinville market runs...

Carlinville, IL · 20d

Country Herald

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Illinois Route 66 Centennial: Free Event Set for November 10

Illinois State Museum will showcase 100 oral histories during a free online presentation Nov. 10.

Illinois · 19d

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10 Illinois Salvage Yards Packed With Old Barn Wood, Antique Doors, and Vintage Mantels

A whole fireplace mantel can outlive the house it was built for. When old homes, schools, and barns come down, their best parts often end up stacked in salvage warehouses, waiting for someone new. That means a carved mantel from a Victorian parlor could end up in your living room....

Illinois · 19d

My Journal Courier

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Jacksonville Pumpkin Festival to feature new and returning contests, activities

Jacksonville’s annual Pumpkin Festival will return to Central Park this weekend.

Jacksonville, IL · 20d