Pens to Lens held its first competition in 2012. Created by Champaign Movie Makers, the goal is to foster the love of screenwriting and movie-making among a younger audience. When Max Libman was 12, his script was chosen to be produced as a film.
If the defendants are successful, it could be the first time Trump’s actions have had a direct known effect on an active public corruption case in Chicago.
The sold-out festival took place Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana. It received submissions from every continent except Antarctica. This year’s event featured films from the U.S., Brazil and Hungary.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with one of the organizers the Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting and Filmmaking Competition.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Promise Healthcare at 424 E. Wabash in Rantoul will be closed Tuesday due to problems with the building’s heating system. Patients may call 217-600-7000 to reschedule. VERMILION COUNTY Danville School District 118: Due to staff absences, Danville Schools will be closed Tuesday.
The Illinois Farm Bureau is concerned about harm to the state’s farmers from potential tariffs on the United States’ top three agricultural trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China.
Very cold temps will grip the region this week with night time wind chills well below zero tonight through Thu night.
Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth’s carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs’ sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why Illinois lawmakers just introduced legislation to ban school-based ticketing.
CHAMPAIGN — Senior guard Adalia McKenzie had 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Nebraska. Illinois beat Nebraska 77-68 on Sunday extending the team’s win streak against Big Ten opponents to eight. This win sets a new program record for most consecutive wins against Big Ten opponents. Takeaways Nebraska: They heavily relied on center…
Jaxson Kohler had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 14 points and No. 11 Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 and giving the Spartans’ Tom Izzo the most conference wins in Big Ten history.
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URBANA — Darnell “DJ” Wicks was 7 and loved Spider-Man. Sherman McCraney was 18 years old. Melvin Braxton was 43. Richard Meek was 70. Each was killed in Urbana this week. Three of the incidents were unrelated except for the common thread of domestic and gun violence, according to the Urbana Police Department. “Our commitment…
Councilman Davion Williams is under fire after changing his Facebook profile picture on Jan. 31 to an image of a swastika with a caption that said it’s an ancient symbol that’s been used for thousands of years across multiple cultures to denote good fortune, well-being and spirituality.