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Leah Marlene, a 20 year old musician from Normal, has made it into American Idol’s top five. She’s been a favorite of the judges, and clearly the viewing audience, too. Check out her most recent …

Our next installment in our Instagram Story Takeover series takes place this Thursday, April 28th. Our friends at The Idea Store in Urbana are going to be taking over our account for the day, showing …

PSYONIC, a C-U startup founded by U of I graduate (Ph.D. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering) Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, created the Ability Hand, “the fastest bionic hand on the market and the …

Oksana Masters, the decorated Paralympic athlete that lives and trains here in Champaign-Urbana, was interviewed by Soledad O’Brien for Real Sports on HBO. Masters was born in Ukraine with severe physical defects due to radiation poisoning …

Leah Marlene, a 20 year old musician from Normal, has made it into American Idol’s top 14. Check out the performance that garnered her the votes below, and you can watch and vote for her …

Centennial grad Kayla Campbell made this really sweet TikTok about her dad starting a new job after 30 years at his previous one. It has nearly 4 million views. @kayla_campbell65 take this as a reminder …

Hip-hop artist Kai Billz$ has a new song and accompanying music video out. The song is titled “Afterlife” and features a verse from Jarrel Young of Illini Anthem fame. Billz$ and Young’s chemistry is apparent, …

Leah Marlene, from Normal, is a contestant on this season of American Idol (the show’s 20th, if you can believe it). Marlene got a golden ticket to head to Hollywood, where she will compete against …

Curb Service — the musical project of Larry Gates — has released a new song titled “Take It From Me.”  The track is grunge, 90s, Nirvana-esque, but still feels modern — and it kicks butt. The track …