Four seconds left, just two yards away. After an all-game shootout, the Bears had one final chance to close the book on an improbable ending. They fell just short.
The rumors are true, KRUI likes music! 2025 was a crazy year all around, and even crazier, we here at KRUI actually listened to lots of albums this year. We’ve picked out eleven of our favorite albums from this year to share, and explore together.
It’s December 29, 2025, and if you can believe it, we here at KRUI actually listened to music throughout the whole year! From pop superstars, to indie legends, to the fresh Bandcamp up-and-comers, we’ve picked out nine of our favorite songs released this past year to share and explore together.
Cursive and a duo AJJ regale us with the pride, waste, and consuming everything until the very end, finishing out their 2025 tour at The Raccoon Motel in Davenport.
Spanning 7 venues across 7 days, Transitions, the New Years Eve celebration by AURIS PRESENTS, in downtown Chicago has cultivated a lineup of the biggest names spinning records and electronica today. From December 26 – January 1st, Chicagoland will be ablaze as it welcomes the likes of 70 artists and a 21-hour marathon to ring in the new year at Outset. Here are the highlights coming this week to Chicago.
An overtime thriller, a stadium on edge, and a Bears team pushed to its limit. From the moment the clock hit zero to the final snap in OT, this one had everything. And it might say more about this team than just a win.
Joshua Dobbs led the Tennessee Volunteers to a 45-28 dismantling of the Hawkeyes in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Mark Weisman had a season high 145 rushing yards as Iowa downed Illinois 30-14. (Photo: Michael Hickey/Getty Images).
Minnesota defeats Iowa 51-14. Camden Palmisano has the recap from TCF Bank Stadium. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Jake Rudock was held to 81 yards and sacked four times as the Iowa offense stalled against Minnesota (Photo: AP Photo/Hannah Foslien).
Iowa celebrated early and often in a 48-7 rout of the Northwestern Wildcats. (Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Mark Weisman led the charge as Iowa routed Northwestern 48-7 and improved to 6-2. Scott Hastings has the recap from Kinnick. (Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Dylan Anderson recaps Iowa’s victory over Indiana on Homecoming.(Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Deciphering Iowa’s quarterback situation, Jeremy Meyer explains why Kirk Ferentz will not need to make a decision between Jake Rudock and C.J. Beathard at all. (Photo: Source: Chad Leistikow/Hawk Central)
C.J. Beathard comes in for relief and leads Iowa to a 24-20 comeback over the Pittsburgh Panthers. (Photo: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Dylan Anderson takes a look at the annual Cy-Hawk game in Iowa City this weekend. (Photo: Reese Strickland/USA TODAY Sports)
Despite being down 13-3 with less than 3 minutes in the game, Iowa pulled out a 17-13 win over Ball State. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
