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Since Ultimate Fighting Championship’s inception almost two decades ago, professional mixed martial arts has grown into a nationwide phenomenon. At the amateur level, it has been a sport in flux, especially in Illinois this year. Extreme Challenge ...

Addressing guests at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s 100th anniversary banquet at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino in East Peoria, Dunn spoke of the importance of Dirksen’s mid-20th century civil rights efforts and ...

Addressing guests at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s 100th anniversary banquet at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino in East Peoria ... discussing Dirksen’s memory, keynote speaker Bishop Phillip R. Cousin asked the ...