Lil Beaver News Today

Thursday, January 18

Carol and Patrick Haynes own the bar and grill, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in Mackinaw.

From community theater productions to fitness activities, educational opportunities to farmers markets and concerts spanning all genres, there are so many opportunities to enjoy an action-packed summer in the Bloomington-Normal

Some more out-of-the-way little things to explore this summer right here in your own backyard...

The Bloomington brewery manages to combine guava, vanilla and milk sugar into a tasty New England-style IPA that works.

Local history will be covered Saturday during a History of Beer in Bloomington event at Keg Grove. It will be led by Rochelle Gridley, a volunteer at the Old House Society and the McLean County Museum of History.

From Bloomington-Normal down to Springfield, these Central Illinois-based stops along Route 66 offer sites and attractions “route-d” in city- and state-wide history. Springfield Gearing up to welcome groups like the Illinois Reading Council, American Legion and USA Gymnastics (USAG) Trampoline and Tumbling, Springfield, Illinois, is past pandemic levels, back in full swing and moving forward as a meetings and events destination in the heart of the state. 

Jeff Smudde / WGLT Heartland Community College’s Challenger Learning Center is tapping into local beermaking expertise for a unique immersive Escape Room experience this weekend. “Brews, Booze & Bubbles: Virtual Escape Room” is an online class for adults, set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday.  For the event, teams of up to four players work together to find clues and solve interactive puzzles virtually. Participants will solve puzzles across a variety of virtual “rooms,” using clu...