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Rantoul/PBL boys golf finishes 25th at Metamora
METAMORA – The Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team finished 25th in the Redbird Classic last weekend. The Eagles finished with a score of 692 in a 30-team tournament in which Pleasant Valley won the tourney with a score of 568. Jack Flesner and Noah Wolfe each led…
PBL JH cross country finishes first in home invite
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School boys and girls cross country teams earned first-place finishes at home on Saturday. The PBL boys were the only boys’ team to score points as they finished with a score of 15. Karsyn Rini finished second with a time of 13:41.76…
‘I don’t think we played a great game’: Illini fall short against Blue Devils
It was a hot and sunny day in Champaign as the Illini (1-1) fell victim to the reigning ACC Champions, the Duke Blue Devils (2-0), 31-27. Early on, Illinois looked more cohesive and adapted on the spot to limit Duke. However, this all unraveled after halftime. Unlike last week’s…
PBL High School cross country hosts invite
PBL INVITE At Paxton BOYS VARSITY Team scores 1. Dwight, 80; 2. Kankakee McNamara, 81; 3. Lisle, 85; 4. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin, 89; 5. Paxton-Buckley-Loda 100; 6. Peotone, 122; 7. Herscher, 144; 8. Iroquois West, 144. Top individuals 1. Joe Faris (Dwight) 16:27.66; 2.…
Obituary: David Tjarks
DOWNS — David M. Tjarks, 73, of Downs, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.A celebration of his life will be at noon Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the parish hall at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sibley with a potluck lunch and visitation. A private graveside service for immediate families…
Fisher/GCMS soccer wins 3-0 over St. Anne
ST. ANNE – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team won 3-0 over St. Anne on Saturday. Drew Iverson scored two goals and Thomas Davis added one for the Bunnies, who improved to 5-0-1 with the victory. The post Fisher/GCMS soccer wins 3-0 over St. Anne first appeared on…
‘Quinceañeras’ gathers UI alums for a conversation on tradition, girlhood
Spurlock Museum welcomed Institute of Communications Research alums Diana Leon-Boys, Jillian Báez and Professor Emeritus Angharad N. Valdivia Thursday afternoon for a conversation celebrating the release of “Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture.” The book,…
Review | Slayyyter ‘cranks’ it once more with ‘crank 2’
Rating: 7/10 Songs don’t often get sequels, but with a chorus as memorable as the one in “CRANK,” a part two was warranted. On Thursday, dance-pop artist Slayyyter released “crank 2,” a follow-up single to her hit song “CRANK.” This track is likely part of her rumored upcoming…
PBL JH baseball wins 8-4 over Iroquois West
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School baseball team won 8-4 over Iroquois West on Saturday. Tomasi Suaava hit 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored while Lucas Niewold hit 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Landry Waugh hit 2-for-3 with a double,…
UI’s TPUSA chapter plants 2,997 flags in remembrance of 9/11
The University’s chapter of Turning Point USA gathered at Anniversary Plaza Friday to plant American flags on the Main Quad in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The group began at 7 a.m., planting 2,977 flags — one for each life lost during the…
Opinion | 25 years later, Muslim Americans are still being questioned
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attending the memorial. Past New York City mayors have historically made it a non-negotiable priority to attend a memorial honoring the countless lives lost at ground zero, including many prominent…
PBL football loses 22-6 to Prairie Central
PAXTON – A 22-6 loss to Prairie Central made the Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity football team winless through the first four weeks of a season for the first time since 2007. Regardless, head coach Josh Pritchard said his team is not quitting. “It’s been great coaching these kids…