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Little Miracles 5K/10K 2016

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Little Miracles 5k/10k and ran/walked for premature babies at St. John's Children's Hospital! Over 1200 runners and walkers raised over $43,000 for the babies!

Easter Eggstravaganza 2016

Thanks to all our sponsors and everyone that came out to make the Easter Eggstravaganza a HUGE success!

KidsFest 2016

Thanks you to all of our sponsors and to everyone that came out to KidsFest held on March 5th @ the PCCC!

President Obama arrives in Springfield 2016

President Obama arrives at Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport in Springfield on February 10th, 2016. Photo credit: John L. Alexander - JLA Media

28th Annual Bridal Extravaganza 2015

Thanks to everyone that came out to the 28th Annual Bridal Extravaganza 2015 held on November 15th, 2015!

Easter Egg Hunt 2015

Thanks to everyone that came out to the 2015 Easter Egg Hunt!

KidsFest 2015

Thanks for coming out and packing the house at KidsFest!

Bridal Extravaganza 2015

The 27th Bridal Extravaganza was held on January 4th at the Crowne Plaza!

Zoolie Ghoulie 2014

Check out some of the Spooky Costumes found at Zoolie Ghoulie!

Fair Fabulous Photos

Check out COOL's Fair Fabulous Photos!

COOL Memorial Day Picnic 2014

Thanks to everyone that came out!

KidsFest 2014

Check out pictures from KidsFest 2014 held at the PCCC! Thanks to everyone that came out and made KidsFest a HUGE success!

COOL Special Delivery

Congratulations to all the COOL Special Delivery winners! A special thanks to Petals & Company for providing a beautiful English Garden Bouquet!

Spooky Pet of the Year

Check out these COOL Spooky Pets! Congratulations to 1st place Miles, 2nd place Addison "Addy" and 3rd place Otis! Spooky pet of the Year was brought you by Coble Animal Hospital.

Zoolie Ghoulie 2013

Check out photos from Zoolie Ghoulie held at the Henson Robinson Zoo!

Illinois State Fair 2013

COOL out at the fair!

Kidfest 2013

Thanks to everyone that came out to KidsFest on Feb. 16th, 2013 at the PCCC. Check out photos here.

UnCOOL Christmas Lights

Check out pictures submitted by listeners of Christmas Lights that are STILL up and it's February!

Pet of the Day

Winners of our Pet of the Day contest. Cuteness overload!

Just Desserts 2013

Some of our lucky cake winners this year.

Recent Headlines

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It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonald's is embracing the trend this Valentine's Day with a limited-time McNugget Caviar kit. The free kit, which will be available on McNuggetCaviar.com on Feb. 10, pairs a one-ounce tin of Paramount's Siberian sturgeon caviar with a $25 McDonald's gift card to buy McNuggets.

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‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie asks for prayers to help bring her missing mom home

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers to help bring home her 84-year-old mother, whom authorities in Arizona believe was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

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Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album

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Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.