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WBGZ Radio 2/17/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio   You can hear from one of the Fighting Illini basketball greats on Thursday as Deon Thomas will be the featured guest at a virtual fundraiser. The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center in East Alton is hosting Thomas as he talks about “Illini Basketball: Past, Present and Future.” There will be a general admission presentation from Thomas from 6-7:30pm, followed by a 30-minute VIP discussion, at which time you can ask him questions. Danelle Haake, Illinois RiverWatch director tells The Big Z the organization is celebrati...

Tuesday 16 February 2021 Residents of Bethel look on as police cordon off the scene after a multiple shooting on Monday night. - DAVID REID Residents of Bethel, Tobago, gathered in shock on Monday night as messages echoed throughout the village of a shooting near Egypt Junction. The shooting left one man dead and three others seriously injured at hospital. Dead is Ryan Thornhill, 61, of Riseland, Bethel. He is Tobago’s first murder victim for 2021. Police said around 8.05 pm on Monday, Thornhill; Deon Thomas, 22, of Mot Mot Avenue, Sou Sou Lands; Bobby Roberts, 25, of Beverly Hills, Bethel;...

Thomas headlines RiverWatch virtual fundraiser The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail Thomas EAST ALTON — Fighting Illini basketball great Deon Thomas will be the featured guest at an Illinois RiverWatch virtual fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 18, hosted by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. During the presentation, titled “Illini Basketball: Past, Present and Future,” Thomas will share his unique perspective about the team during this exciting season. “Everyone is really excited about what Illini basketball is doing this year,” Thomas said. “I hope to provide some ...

In Part 1, I gave you some encouragement about ending the year well and how you can look forward to the next year with anticipation for great things. To pause and reflect is very valuable to enable us to move forward. In Part 2 I suggest a few more ways to put a more positive spin on the bad things that may be happening in your life. 1.     Be thankful for the trouble and persecution in your life. A preacher gave a challenging message recently based on these verses from 1 Peter chapter 4 verses 12 to 14, which said:   “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has com...

December 15, 2020 CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Collins, who coached Illinois-Chicago to the NCAA tournament three times in 14 seasons, died Sunday morning, the school announced. He was 74. Collins led UIC to a 218-208 record from 1996 to 2010. The Flames posted four 20-win seasons and made the program’s only NCAA tournament appearances in 1998, 2002 and 2004. Collins played for Lou Henson at New Mexico State from 1967-70. He helped the Aggies reach the Final Four in his last season and was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls. Collins spent 13 seasons as an assistant under Henson at Illi...