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Local business celebrates holiday charity event with country music

By Olivia Willoughby | December 1, 2011

Tis the season of giving at the 42nd annual Country Music Show Toy Drive Sunday.From 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, will hold a toy drive for the Salvation Army, 830 Grove St. The Salvation Army distributes the toys to children...

Fred Hammond, seen here in an undated press photo, will be performing at the NIU Convocation Center this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose decades-long career earned him a Grammy in 2008, will be joined by the NIU Black Choir.

Fred Hammond to bring gospel to Convo

By Connor Rice | February 9, 2011

Sunday mass is coming to the Convocation Center. Famed gospel artist and Grammy-winner Fred Hammond will appear with the Northern Black Choir this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose career has spanned over several decades, is the second Christian-based...