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Tuesday, October 15, 202410/15/2024

A Soul-Cleansing Fall Drive in Central Illinois: Not So Cheap Gas, Priceless Views, and… Dollar Generals?

There’s nothing quite like a fall drive to cleanse the soul. You know, the kind where you roll down the…

Monday, October 14, 202410/14/2024

The Struggle of the Calic: A Battle I Never Asked For

Let’s talk about the real enemy of good hair days: the calic. You know, that rogue patch of hair that…

Monday, October 14, 202410/14/2024

Why Everyone Hates Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Except Me, and I’ll Die on This Hill)

It’s that time of year again. The leaves fall, the air gets crisp, and the second Halloween ends, the world…

Friday, October 11, 202410/11/2024

Discipline in the ‘80s vs. Today: A Survival Guide for the Modern Parent (and Kid)

Ah, the ‘80s—when hair was big, phones had cords, and getting in trouble meant real consequences. I’m talking about discipline…

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11 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National, Sports

Addicted to gambling in Illinois: ‘Someone has decided they can make money off you’

A man spends the last three dollars in his pocket playing a bar slot machine in downstate Golconda on June 4, and then leaves. (Credit: Julia Rendleman for Capitol News Illinois)

People in Illinois lost more than $7.7 billion gambling last year. As lawmakers increasingly bet on gambling to pay the state’s bills, they have only spare change to treat compulsive gamblers.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

Charlie Brown’s longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV ‘Peanuts’ movie

Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip "Peanuts" debuted in newspapers back in 1950. No one has gotten a look at whoever was on the other end of his letters — until now.

17 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Usher says tour with Chris Brown is about more than 2 stars. He makes the case for R&B in stadiums

As Usher prepares to launch a stadium tour with Chris Brown, he says the criticism and legal troubles surrounding the singer never factored into his decision to embark on the tour.

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group's membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.