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18/09/2021

New Post: My call with Jeff Bezos

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18/09/2021

New Post: Students react to shots fired outside school

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — “So I ran and I hid behind a car until everybody was going inside,” Josiah Palmer, sophomore at Centennial High School, said. Students were fearing for their lives after a gun was fired outside of their school today. This happened outside Centennial High School. Centen...

18/09/2021

New Post: Pana drug dealer sentenced to prison time | Top Stories

SHELBY COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) – A m**h dealer was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday in Shelby County. Aaron B. Coulter will serve time for a charge of unlawful possession of m**hamphetamine with intent to deliver with a prior unlawful possession of m**hamphetamine conviction. The charge was a...

18/09/2021

New Post: Decatur-area Beer League Hockey??

I’ll be moving from MN to Decatur for work soon and was wondering if anyone knew of any kind of hockey beer leagues or som**hing similar set up in the area. I’m not sure how much I’ll be traveling for work yet so it’d be nice to find a pick-up style website where I can...Continue reading

17/09/2021

New Post: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

For the first time in 17 years, we’ve completely remade our list of the best songs ever. More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a brand-new list full of historic favorites, world-changing anthems, and new classics Source link

17/09/2021

New Post: “Invest in the communities that need it most”: The road to building a plan for $25 million in federal COVID-19 grant money

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA)– Dozens came out to see what the City of Champaign plans to do with $25 million dollars in American Rescue Plan grant money. There were a couple of themes amongst almost a dozen speakers: Invest in kids, create more opportunities for higher education and well-paying jobs, an...

17/09/2021

New Post: Rantoul man who enticed minor to serve 10 years in prison | Top Stories

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) – A Rantoul man who sexually enticed a minor will serve 10 years in federal prison. Illinois State Police had learned Michael D. Turner, 36, had been involved in sexually explicit online communications with a 16-year-old girl to try and entice her into a sexual relationship. He...

17/09/2021

New Post: Gross’ Burgers temporarily closes after fire

Posted: Sep 14, 2021 / 11:57 AM CDT / Updated: Sep 14, 2021 / 11:57 AM CDT DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A popular Danville burger joint will be temporarily closed after a fire early Tuesday morning. Gross’ Burgers Owner Brad Gross said the fire started at the ice machine. Most of the damage was cause...

16/09/2021

New Post: RS Charts: Drake Breaks Kanye West’s Artists 500 Record

While Drake is no stranger to the top of the Artists 500 chart, the rapper more than outdid himself and everyone else in the chart’s history as he took the Number One spot for the 32nd time with a record-smashing 793.8 million song streams. Drake’s remarkable tally following the release of Certi...

16/09/2021

New Post: Paralympian returns home with gold

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — One athlete from Champaign returned from Tokyo with some gold around her neck. Nichole Millage is on the U.S.A. Sitting Volleyball Team. She’s a four time Paralympian, who’s won two golds and two silvers. Millage says this is her last Paralympics and is happy to end it...

16/09/2021

New Post: Millikin University to host events for Hispanic Heritage Month

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Millikin University will host a series of events for its annual celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month between September 15 and October 15. According to Millikin University Director of Media Relations and Publications Dane Lisser, the Hispanic Heritage Month acknowledges...

16/09/2021

New Post: Hear Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister Duet on ‘Hellraiser’

Ozzy Osbourne is paying tribute to the late Motöhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister with a new mashup of “Hellraiser,” one of the songs they cowrote for the former Black Sabbath frontman’s 1991 solo album, No More Tears. The track arrives ahead of a reissue of the album due out Friday. “This is j...

15/09/2021

New Post: Richard Dawson and Circle Announce Album, Share New Song: Watch

English songwriter Richard Dawson and Finnish metal act Circle have joined forces on a new album. It’s called Henki and it’s out November 26 via Domino imprint Weird World. “Lily” is the first track they’ve shared from the project, and Dawson appears with snooker pro (and noted techno DJ) ...

15/09/2021

New Post: MTV VMAs 2021: Watch Alicia Keys Perform “Lala” and “Empire State of Mind”

Alicia Keys and Swae Lee performed together at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, bringing their new song “Lala” to TV for the first time after releasing the track last week. The performance took place at Brooklyn Bridge Park. After “Lala,” Keys performed “Empire State of Mind.” Watch it h...

15/09/2021

New Post: FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks | Top Stories

WASHINGTON (AP) — A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but does not provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in t...

15/09/2021

New Post: GOP newcomer with billionaire backing calls to “moderate these crazy extremes” in bid for Governor

NEW SALEM, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A political newcomer with billionaire backing jumped into the Republican primary race for Governor on Thursday, banking on Illinoisans “to have enough common sense to moderate these crazy extremes on each side not to get into them.” Jesse Sullivan, a 37-year-old ven...

14/09/2021

New Post: Top Ten Tuesday – Tori Amos

14/09/2021

New Post: Indieheads top 104 Songs of the 90’s

A huge turnout again and weirdly close results. We didn’t hit the astronomical totals of the 70’s and 80’s but there were a LOT more song (1837) and the point barriet to crack the top 100 (150) is a lot higher than lists past. Raw list now has number of submissions for each song. Once...Contin...

14/09/2021

New Post: Listen now: Central Illinois reflects on 9/11 | Local

Welcome back to another episode of “Long Story Short” where we recap Central Illinois news from Lee Enterprises’ journalists. On this week’s episode, reporters Sierra Henry and Kelsey Watznauer discuss the Central Illinois newsrooms’ project for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and cover an ab...

14/09/2021

New Post: Stone Temple Pilots, Bush Cancel Tour Over Covid-Related Circumstances

Stone Temple Pilots and Bush have canceled their upcoming U.S. co-headlining tour due to “unfortunate and unavoidable Covid-related circumstances.” The 11-date trek was scheduled to begin September 30th in Mesa, Arizona. However, Bush announced Friday that the tour — as well as the band’s pl...

13/09/2021

New Post: Bruce Springsteen Performs ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ at 9/11 Memorial

Bruce Springsteen performed a poignant rendition of his “I’ll See You in My Dreams” at the 9/11 memorial in New York City on the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks. “May god bless our fallen brothers and sisters, their families, their friends and their loved ones,” Springsteen said pri...

13/09/2021

New Post: Ramping up security | WCIA.com

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — New security measures have been put in place after Centennial High School was placed on lockdown earlier this week. Centennial High School put up security doors for people to walk through. They also manually were checking people with handheld metal detectors. The Champaign...

13/09/2021

New Post: Older guy looking!

I am not gonna try and impress anyone. I am 35 6ft 4 and 220lbs. White guy with some tats.. i am am in urbana on a contract for work 4 days a week. I want to have a few drinks and then have some fun. I am clean and used protection. I dont have...Continue reading

13/09/2021

New Post: What If The Titanic Were Bouncy?

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12/09/2021

New Post: 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Low, Kacey Musgraves, and More

New York producer Tony Seltzer has worked with Mike, Princess Nokia, Wiki, Lil Tjay, and many others. His new mixtape, Hey Tony, showcases Eartheater, Lil Ugly Mane, Key!, Hawa, WifiGawd, and more. Check out the new music video for Seltzer and Mavi’s “WYD.” Listen on Apple MusicListen on Spoti...

12/09/2021

New Post: Pandemic affects food insecurity | WCIA.com

Posted: Sep 9, 2021 / 09:26 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 9, 2021 / 09:26 PM CDT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Retired educator, Patricia McKinney-Lewis is raising awareness for the Feeding America Campaign, and she’s hoping to inspire others to donate and support people who are facing the impossible choice ...

12/09/2021

New Post: R. Kelly Trial: Woman Accuses Singer of Trapping Her in Studio, R**e

At the New York R. Kelly racketeering and sexual abuse trial Thursday, a woman testified that, after approaching R. Kelly for an interview, the singer locked her in his studio for several days and r***d her, The New York Times reports. The woman, identified as Sonja, said the alleged incident took p...

12/09/2021

New Post: Sleigh Bells Interview On ‘Texis’ Album & ’70s Influences

Sleigh Bells may have released their first album Treats over 10 years ago, but six releases later, they’re sounding as fresh and inspired as ever. With Texis, the NY-based duo’s new LP, Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller are taking bolder risks and crafting emotionally resonant music. A term they...

11/09/2021

New Post: Weekly Casual Conversation & Questions Thread

This is /r/Illinois’s weekly casual conversation and questions thread. We saw how successful /r/Chicago’s weekly casual conversation and questions thread was and decided to test it out here. Here, you can ask questions and comment about general topics that don’t need their own post. If you hav...

11/09/2021

New Post: Fleet Foxes – Robin Pecknold on “Shore”

Fleet Foxes – Robin Pecknold on “Shore” On the Beach Sep 08, 2021 By Matt Fink Photography by Shervin Lainez Issue #68 – Japanese Breakfast and HAIM (The Protest Issue) In 2017, Robin Pecknold nearly died. Surfing a massive wave off the California coast, the Fleet Foxes multi-instrumentalist...