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On today's episode, a mental healthcare provider in McLean County discusses the U.S. Surgeon General's call for warning labels on social media, a climatologist explains what's causing an increase in dust storms in central Illinois, plus the Illinois Republican Party steps down over party infighting.
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On today's episode, Lexington hosts a small town leaders conference, leaders in education look for ways to address the teacher shortage, plus Illinois Shakespeare Festival costume designers explain how they created costumes for this year's shows.
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On today's episode, Normal City Manager Pam Reece discusses the pending end of Illinois' grocery tax and how to help the community's homeless population, the National Weather Service reports tornadoes have become increasingly common in central Illinois, plus Funk Farms celebrates its 200th anniversary.
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On today's episode, ISU students go to Washington, D.C., to push Congress on climate change, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce wants the state of Illinois to do more to help existing businesses, plus the latest McHistory chronicles a foul-mouth spitballer known as "Ol Stubblebeard" who became a baseball Hall of Famer.
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On today's episode, city leaders in Bloomington want to fast track ways to alleviate the area's housing shortage, English language learners in Bloomington-Normal find a low-key way to improve their conversational English, and hear from arguably the greatest storyteller in McLean County history. He broadcast baseball games that he couldn't even watch.
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On today's episode, you'll hear about a group that's making music with veterans in Heyworth. Plus, meet a 91-year-old skydiver from Bloomington. And a new episode of our Datebook series previews an upcoming WWE event in Bloomington.
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