January 4, 2021 - IPM Newsroom

Organizer Of Paxton Flag Project Aims For Memorial Day Dedication

ByJim Meadows January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

PAXTON — The organizer of Paxton’s Grand Old Flag project hopes that 2021 is the year that their flag start flying. Denny Kingren has set the dedication ceremony for this coming Memorial Day. Listen to this story here. The Grand Old Flag’s 150-foot flagpole went up last summer, on the west side of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High…

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Illini Men Hold Off Purdue; Women Blasted By Iowa

ByIPM News January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team beat Purdue 66-58 Saturday in Champaign. Freshman Andre Curbelo came off the bench to spark an Illini team that tripped out of the gate in both halves. The freshman scored only eight points and dished out six assists, but his presence on the floor changed the dynamic…