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NIU Wins Their Opening Game In The NCAA Baseball Tournament

The NIU Huskies won their opener on Friday at the NCAA Tallahassee Baseball Regional as they upset Coastal Carolina 12-10. NIU will play St. John's...

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Hurricane Harbor Rockford Opens for the Season May 30

— Hurricane Harbor Rockford, the ultimate summer destination in the Rockford area, is thrilled to splash into another exciting season filled with exhilarating water...

Tails Pet of the Week – Buddy

Pet of the week! Hi there, my name is Buddy! I’m a sweet, older gentleman looking for a soft place to land after a...

Six Flags Great America Celebrating 50 Years – Anniversary Day Bash May 29th

— Six Flags Great America will officially mark its 50th Anniversary with a special Anniversary Day Bash on May 29, celebrating five decades of thrills, memories, and...

Henry County Fair returns to Cambridge June 16-21

The countdown is on for one of Illinois’ biggest summer traditions as the 167th annual Henry County Fair returns to Cambridge from June 16-21,...

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  • 'Who's your favorite Beatle?' Paul McCartney goes on a 'Chicken Shop Date'
    Paul McCartney leaves 'The Late Show' following the taping of the final episode on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)Paul McCartney has submitted himself to the experience of Chicken Shop Date, and the results are now available to watch on YouTube.In the YouTube series, host Amelia Dimoldenberg...Read more
    Date: 24 hours ago
  • Kansas, Steve Hackett, Asia playing 2027 Cruise to the Edge concert cruise
    Kansas performs at the Ryman Auditorium on August 19, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Kansas, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Asia are among the artists performing on the 2027 Cruise to the Edge.The prog-themed concert cruise sets sail from Miami on April 2 and will make stops in Cozumel...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Grateful Dead, Chicago, Rod Stewart and more: Celebrate the Spirit of '76 with new vinyl reissues
    Grateful Dead, 'Steal Your Face' (50th Anniversary) (Rhino Records)Fifty years ago, America celebrated its 200th birthday — and a lot of great albums were released.That's why Rhino Records has launched a Spirit of '76 vinyl reissue campaign, with independent record stores carrying new editions of 23 albums that first arrived...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Gov't Mule announces Dreaming the Same Dream tour with Ziggy Marley
    Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes appears at the Tenth Annual LOVE ROCKS NYC Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver at The Beacon Theatre on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for LOVE ROCKS NYC/God's Love We Deliver)Gov't Mule has announced a U.S. tour with Ziggy Marley.The...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Long live rock: Roger Daltrey says The Who 'are not retired'
    Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform onstage on May 3, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images for The Who)Remember when The Who did a farewell tour last year? Well, according to Roger Daltrey, that wasn't exactly the end.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Daltrey says that The Who...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Paul McCartney reveals what makes him feel better about missing John and George
    Paul McCartney (Credit: Mary McCartney)Paul McCartney's new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane is out now. Many of the songs were inspired by his childhood and experiences with former Beatles bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, who joins him for a duet on the song "Home to Us."...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • On This Day, May 29, 1971: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with 'Brown Sugar'
    On This Day, May 29, 1971 ...The Rolling Stones hit #1 with "Brown Sugar," the opening track and lead single from their ninth studio album, Sticky Fingers.The tune, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, spent two weeks at #1 in the U.S. and topped the chart in several other...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Bret Michaels drops off Freedom 250 lineup
    Bret Michaels performs onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2019 in Indio, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)Bret Michaels will no longer be playing the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair."When this opportunity was originally presented to my team, it was described as...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Joe Elliott on a new Def Leppard album: ‘We got a game plan’
    Photo of Def Leppard (Photo Credit: Ross Halfin)It’s been four years since Def Leppard released their last album of new material, Diamond Star Halos, but it sounds like fans won’t have to wait much longer for a new record. Frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio the band has recorded several...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Barry Manilow addresses whether he's had 'work done': 'I'm as vain as anybody else'
    Barry Manilow, 'What A Time.' (STILETTO Entertainment)Barry Manilow will be 83 in June, and he still looks pretty good, but he admits that he's had some help in that department — sort of.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times to promote his new album, What a Time, Barry says, "I look fantastic, but...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Heart's Ann Wilson screens new documentary 'In My Voice' in NYC
    Heart's Ann Wilson performs onstage during the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Gala 2026 on May 8, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Heart's Ann Wilson is currently promoting her new documentary, In My Voice, by traveling to different cities with director Barbara Hall. On Wednesday night they hosted...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Journey's Jonathan Cain says it's time to say farewell: 'We're just repeating ourselves'
    Jonathan Cain of Journey performs during the band's residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on May 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Journey is currently out on their Final Frontier Tour, which is scheduled through the end of November, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain says...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • U2 joins Shane MacGowan tribute album
    '20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan' album artwork. (Rubyworks)U2 has been added to the track list for the upcoming tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish artist Shane MacGowan.Bono and company have put their spin on the Pogues song "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" for...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Report: Authorized TV series about Céline Dion's family in the works
    Céline Dion attends the 'I Am: Celine Dion' New York special screening on June 17, 2024 in New York City. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)Céline Dion's forthcoming Paris residency has put her back in the spotlight, and now a TV drama about her formative years is in the works.Deadline reports that the...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • On This Day, May 28, 2007: The Police reunited for first tour in over 20 years
    On This Day, May 28, 2007 …The Police launched their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band, was the first time Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers had toured together since 1986.The band treated the crowd to a...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago

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