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Lifestyle
4 hours ago
Patrick Ireland appointed new Director of Sales at Illini Media Group

Ireland is ready to lead Illini Media Group’s sales team and help local businesses leverage the power of radio and media advertising.

Crime
7 hours ago
One dead, one injured in Danville parking lot shooting Friday; suspect in custody

One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Friday afternoon in a Danville grocery store parking lot. One suspect is in custody.

Stage with a drum kit and keyboards silhouetted against pink-purple lights; overlay reads 'Central-Illinois Music Guide' and 'Where The Music Lives' with a treble clef icon.
Entertainment
13 hours ago
New online guide offers comprehensive list of live music events in central Illinois

Central Illinois Music Guide: Where the Music Lives” covers Champaign, Vermilion, Piatt, Ford, and Iroquois counties.

Group of six people in neon shirts posing with surveying equipment in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall.
College
17 hours ago
Parkland students win national land surveying competition in Washington, D.C.

Five Parkland College students won first place in the associate’s degree division of a national land surveying competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in April.

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News
18 hours ago
Never had allergies before? An OSF nurse practitioner explains why they can still develop in adulthood

Adult-onset allergies affect nearly one in three U.S. adults, and an OSF HealthCare nurse practitioner explains why they happen and how to manage them.

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Crime
19 hours ago
FBI makes multiple arrests in Danville on Thursday over drugs and weapon confiscations

SPRINGFIELD, IL (Chambana Today) — This past Thursday April 29 several area residents were awakened […]

Community
1 day ago
Decatur fire department recognized for installing 1,000 smoke alarms in city homes

The Decatur Fire Department has been recognized by the state for installing more than 1,000 free smoke alarms in city homes through a statewide fire safety program.

IL State News
1 day ago
Illinois adds jobs in March, but unemployment continues to climb

Illinois added 8,400 nonfarm payroll jobs in March, but the unemployment rate climbed to 5.1%, up half a point from a year ago, state officials announced Wednesday.

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