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CU Cinema Crawl

Champaign County

Cinema Crawl coming to Chambana next spring

CHAMPAIGN -- Film CU, a division of Experience Champaign-Urbana, and the Film-Fanatic Club are proud to announce the inaugural CU Cinema Crawl, taking place March 3–8, 2027, at more than a dozen venues throughout Champaign-Urbana. The festival will transform familiar cultural spaces, theaters, museums, and gathering places into destinations for cinematic discovery. Participating venues include the Virginia Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Parkland Staerkel Planetarium, Analog Wine Library, Spurlock Museum, University YMCA, The Literary Book Bar, Krannert Art […]

todaySeptember 8, 2026

Demon Hunter

Entertainment

Demon Hunter takes on Netflix, K-Pop Demon Hunters

Christian metal band Demon Hunter has filed a federal lawsuit against Netflix, Netflix Studios, and concert promoter AEG Presents. They are alleging the companies’ use of the K-Pop Demon Hunters name infringes on the band’s longstanding trademark. Hyde Lane, the company behind Demon Hunter, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. It follows the success of Netflix’s animated musical K-Pop Demon Hunters, which has expanded beyond streaming through a soundtrack, merchandise, and a […]

todayAugust 26, 2026

Prep Sports

IHSA issues classification cutoffs for 2027-08

BLOOMINGTON -- The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met Monday, where the Board approved an update to the Classification Policy. They would further provide revised classification cutoffs in multiple IHSA sports that will go into effect for the 2027-2028 school year. In 2024, the IHSA Board approved significant changes to the IHSA Classification Policy, as well as to the multiplier waiver process. Those changes went into effect for the 2025-26 school year. The changes included moving from […]

todayAugust 26, 2026

Eduard Löwen

MLS News

CITY SC trades Löwen to San Jose

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis CITY SC has traded midfielder Eduard Löwen to the San Jose Earthquakes. The transaction involves $425,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money, the club announced. The deal could bring CITY SC up to an additional $500,000 in conditional GAM. This is dependent on certain performance-based incentives with San Jose. Löwen departs St. Louis as one of the most productive and recognizable players in the club’s history. The German midfielder helped shape CITY SC’s identity from its […]

todayAugust 26, 2026

Taylor Rhodes

Effingham County

Rhodes to oversee LLCU Effingham South branch

EFFINGHAM -- Land of Lincoln Credit Union announced the hire of a new branch manager for its Effingham South branch in a news release Thursday. Taylor Rhodes will be serving as branch manager of the Effingham South branch, located at 2302 S. Banker St. Rhodes will oversee the branch's sales and operations, in addition to serving as a loan officer. Rhodes has been with LLCU for the past two years, serving as a teller and universal banker at the Vandalia […]

todayAugust 20, 2026

Nokomis Newkomis

Illinois

Nokomis council weighs electricity plan

NOKOMIS — The Nokomis City Council discussed a proposed electricity-supply agreement, approved engineering-related agreements for water and sewer work, and authorized bids for tree maintenance during its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 10. Mayor Dylan Goldsmith and Commissioners Charlie O’Malley and Mike Glenn attended the meeting. Commissioners Tisha Morris and Scott Arkebauer were absent. Electricity proposal discussed Francis Premura and Sam Drvenkar of Integrity Energy presented a potential electricity-supply agreement for city operations. Integrity Energy is a Cleveland-based energy consulting and […]

todayAugust 15, 2026

Nokomis

Illinois

No explosive devices in Nokomis investigation

NOKOMIS — Authorities found no explosive devices after investigating a report of possible explosives at an abandoned home in Nokomis. The home, located on S. Union Street, was near Shane Cole Memorial Park in Nokomis. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department said the Nokomis Police Department received information about possible explosive devices at the residence. Those reports would come in between Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, and early Wednesday morning, Aug. 12. Sheriff Tyson Holshouser said law enforcement personnel spent more than […]

todayAugust 15, 2026

data center

Franklin County

Data center proposal in Pacific officially dead

PACIFIC, Mo. — A developer has withdrawn its zoning-change application for a proposed $16 billion data center near Pacific. The withdrawal effectively ends the project’s review before the city. BLE Landholdings LLC terminated its pending application effective August 7, Pacific Mayor Debbie Kelley said in a statement. BLE Landholdings LLC is a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Beltline Energy. The company made a request for an M-1 industrial zoning designation. The request was to be before the Pacific Board of Aldermen and […]

todayAugust 10, 2026

Nokomis Decatur police arrest shoplifting Mattoon DUI arrests Centralia

Illinois

Centralia man arrested after early-morning disturbances

CENTRALIA, Ill. — Centralia police arrested a 19-year-old man after a series of large early-morning disturbances Saturday in Centralia and nearby Wamac. Cedric Powe, of the South Brookside area of Centralia, is in custody at the Marion County Jail. He faces allegations of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated assault. The allegations are pending in Marion County circuit court. Police first responded at about 2:30 a.m. to a report of a […]

todayAugust 9, 2026

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