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A brand new outdoor fitness challenge takes you out of your comfort zone and aims to put you in the triumph zone.

Habitat For Humanity of McLean County is giving you two opportunities to support the organization and put a roof over someone's head.

The McLean County Heart and Stroke Walk is all about getting fit, staying healthy and fighting back against heart attack and stroke.

"The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last." Well, the suspense is over! Because Oscar Wilde's classic comedy "The Importance if Being Earnest" has arrived at Heartland Theater in Normal.

The annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Bloomington-Normal raises funds that make a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

The Sweet Corn Blues Festival rounds out the summer season this weekend in Uptown Normal, with live blues and more fresh sweet corn than you can shake a stick at ... if shaking sticks at corn is your thing.

The Twin City Theater Company in Champaign-Urbana is staging the award-winning music "Billy Elliot," featuring a young performer who goes to school at Metcalf by day and by night dances the title role in the heart-warming musical.

Those who highlight the work of the artists of central Illinois are now taking their turn in the public eye.

Artists Jan Brandt and Jeannie Breitweiser have teamed up in a new space that will allow them to create and also celebrate the creativity of others.

The first-ever Healthy Pet Expo combines useful, hands-on information with goofy fun.

A pair of Bloomington-Normal entrepreneurs with an eye to the future and a strong sense of humor have launched a Kickstarter campaign for an intriguing new product.

The Community Cancer Center in Normal is hosting a release of scores of butterflies as a celebration of hope and peace.

The event is Saturday, July 22. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

At an upcoming Easter Seals event, you not only get a chance to walk to raise money to help kids with disabilities, you get a chance to walk with a champion.

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to helm a bulldozer, your chance has arrived!

Author R. T. Wolfe finds inspiration for her romantic suspense novels from the good work done by nonprofit organizations.

A section of the University Galleries is aglow with the latest works of Dennis French.

Survivors, caregivers and everyone else who wants to kick cancer to the curb are gathering at NCHS for a 24-hour celebration of life that takes a stand against a terrible disease.

The games people play figures prominently in the latest show from The Central Illinois Figure Skating Club.

The 26th Annual  Champagne British Car Festival is highlighting the DeLorean -- the car that was transformed into a time machine in Back to the Future.

Downtown Bloomington is set to go steampunk with Cogs and Corsets: A Steampunk Happening, June 2 - 4.

The Knapp Burn Foundation's Trial By Fire 5K Run/Walk is Saturday, May 20 in Bloomington's Tipton Park.

Put on your hiking shoes for an event that celebrates one of the natural gems of central Illinois.

For a Better Tomorrow is looking to honor the young people of McLean County who are making their mark on our community.

Runners, cyclists, swimmers and more can find support and comradeship  at the Central Illinois MultiSport Expo in Normal.

The struggles against sexism in the world of science is at the core of the latest production on stage at Heartland Theater in Normal.

Spring is in the air -- and so is a multitude of colors!

You can find a world of model trains at Heartland Community College with the annual Trains in the Heartland Event.

Jedi and Sith Lords alike are a part of Star Wars Day at Fondulac District Library in East Peoria.

The Illinois State University Creative Writing Program and Department of English present @Salon 2017, which marks the centennial of the birth of poet Gwendolyn Brooks.

You can add shake off the winter blues and add to your art collection at an annual arts festival.