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June 17, 2026 – Coles County in east-central Illinois faced significant damage from an EF2 tornado in mid-June of this year. Areas of Mattoon and Charleston faced destruction—including damage to countless trees, homes and outbuildings, vehicles and electrical transmission lines—but luckily, only one injury occurred. According to the National Weather Service
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Starting on July 1, 2026, 19 new laws, along with revisions to previously established laws, took effect for the Illinois public. These laws and revisions include 10 Senate bills (SB) and 11 House of Representatives bills (HB). From fiscal year budgets to the creation of the Department of Early Childhood, the new bills in place... The post New Illinois Laws a
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Lake Land College (LLC) has seen many renovations to its campus in recent years, including the Field House roof and various parking lots. Soon to join that list, however, will be Lake Land’s library! On Aug. 12, two contractors and designers, Mark Graves and Emily Jehle, from Omni Energy Partners (OEP), met with students and... The post LLC’s Library Renovat
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“The Odyssey” is one of the most retold; and cherished stories of all time. Naturally, a modern film adaptation would require a level of delicacy that shows the people working on it care about what they are making. If effort is any indication, then the claims that “The Odyssey” is Christoper Nolan’s most ambitious project... The post The Odyssey in IMAX: A J
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Midway through June or July of this year, it would have been incredibly possible that while at your local library, wandering, searching for books, you could have seen Lake Land College’s (LLC) mascot, Laker Louie, reading to kids and any other visitors walking by. With him was Lisa Shumard-Shelton, who was helping him travel and... The post Laker Louie in Li
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In theatres, the musical “Hadestown: The Musical” has been released after much anticipation, especially as it was released as a proshot. Unlike a film release, a proshot of a musical marks the official release of the stage production. Often, these include stagnant film recordings of the stage, but “Hadestown” went further, adding aspects of cinematography...
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I have watched the Chicago White Sox for years. Every season, I find myself sitting down to watch the games, checking the standings and hoping that maybe this will finally be the year they put everything together. In the past few years, though, that hope became harder and harder to hold onto. Watching the White... The post The White Sox Turn It Around first
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On June 4, 2026, we saw one final performance from the circus. “The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act” brings the circus to a close. This final episode brought a lot of emotions, including the abstraction of Jax, which left some fans shocked and other fans left unbothered, as overwhelming evidence shown that Jax would... The post The Final Curtain has Fal
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You have likely seen the various content circulating around social media – notably TikTok – centered around the new movie, Curry Barker’s “Obsession.”. Whether it be the “No, no, no” audio or the scare pranks reenacting disturbing scenes, this recent film has become very popular, and for good reason. This psychological horror follows Bear (Michael... The pos
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