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  • Songs Of The Illinois Freedom Road

    Songs of the Illinois Freedom Road is the powerful new musical performance featuring the songs, stories, and struggles of the Illinois Underground Railroad.  Don't miss this performance at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site's Visitor Center Auditorium on Saturday, August 23, at 2:00 p.m. The show, with award-winning folk musician Chris Vallillo, features rare first-person […]

  • “Lincoln: Sight, Sound, & Touch” Exhibit at ALPLM

    A special exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum lets visitors explore history using their eyes, ears and hands.  It transforms images from Lincoln’s life into three-dimensional objects that visitors can touch while listening to audio presentations explaining his accomplishments and enduring legacy. “Lincoln: Sight, Sound & Touch” runs through Aug. 24.  Everyone […]

  • Sunday’s Schedule

    MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels, 3:07 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m. NASCAR Milwaukee Mile, noon

  • Red Cross Blood Drives in August

    Come to give blood with the Red Cross from August 1-28 and get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice.  Plus, the Red Cross will perform free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes, on successful donations in August (one result per donor in a 12-month period).  As always, donors […]

  • Journey To Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad

    A new exhibit highlighting the courageous stories of freedom seekers and the multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground Railroad in Illinois are featured in a new exhibit Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad.  This will be on display in the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site's Visitor Center - Sargent Gallery, now through […]

  • Monday’s Schedule

    HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Odin at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m. Dieterich at Mulberry Grove, 4:30 p.m. Teutopolis at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m. Cross Country Cumberland, Neoga at Mattoon (EIU), 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf St. Anthony, Effingham, Altamont, Teutopolis at John Macek Golf Invitational at UI Course, 1 p.m. Newton, North Clay, Robinson at Richland County, Olney Meet, […]

  • Red Cross Blood Drives in August

    Come to give blood with the Red Cross from August 1-28 and get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice.  Plus, the Red Cross will perform free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes, on successful donations in August (one result per donor in a 12-month period).  As always, donors […]

  • Tuesday’s Schedule

    HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m. Dieterich at Altamont TIME CHANGED TO 7 P.M. Brownstown/St. Elmo at South Central, 4:30 p.m. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at North Clay, 4:30 p.m. Girls Golf Teutopolis at Effingham, 4 p.m. Newton at Mount Carmel, 4 p.m. Girls Tennis Newton at Salem, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball Altamont at Lawrenceville, […]