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2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (139+ words) "Weird Al" Yankovic will bring his Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour to the Peoria Civic Center Arena on oct. 13. Check out our roundup of the latest special events, music, theater, nightlife and kids’ events. Morris grows a variety of microgreens for sale…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (675+ words) The Top Online Resource for Champaign-Urbana Area Families October 7, 2026 By From The Editors Pumpkins, apples, and corn mazes abound. Halloween events are getting underway, and summer is already a distant memory for most of us. It’s time to get our…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1051+ words) A retired sea captain who believed in mermaids built a hotel in Lebanon in 1830, and Charles Dickens slept in it twelve years later. Fulton has a Dutch windmill that was actually made in the Netherlands and shipped over in pieces....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (296+ words) You can't tell the history of the United States without Illinois, and the Land of Lincoln offers an abundance of tourist attractions. For those who like a slice of history with their travel, here are two places in Illinois worth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) Arts Alerts: Check out what’s going on in central Illinois The Community Word ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WORD Community Word is published monthly by Community Word LLC. Independently owned by local investors. Brian Ludwig, Managing Editor, c/o 621 Commercial St. Suite…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (52+ words) The first free day of each month September 2026 - August 2027 is courtesy of our friends at WTTW! Museum open Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:00 pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Museum is located at: 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (52+ words) The first free day of each month September 2026 - August 2027 is courtesy of our friends at WTTW! Museum open Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:00 pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Museum is located at: 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (17+ words) WGN-TV Waukegan Historical Society Tour of Homes...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (231+ words) The doors to dozens of local creative spaces will be open this weekend as the Elgin County Studio Tour returns for its third year. The free, self-guided event takes place Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, giving visitors the chance to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1162+ words) WorldAtlas The Fox River runs right through the middle of St. Charles, and most of what's worth doing here happens within a few blocks of it. There's a walkable downtown on either bank, connected by a handful of pedestrian bridges,…...