State Tourism Office promotes playing hooky
January 10, 2025To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
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Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to impact travel
January 3, 2025The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
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Winter storm watch for Central Illinois
January 3, 2025A winter storm watch is in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning for McLean, Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. The National Weather Service says that heavy snow is…
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New year, new laws
January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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How to plan for emergencies
December 4, 2024The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster…
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Cody Diekhoff enjoying life as Chicago Farmer while eyeing broader audience
November 29, 2024If the Midwest is looking for a folksy, musical voice, they may have found it in Cody Diekhoff, a Bloomington native, who, for the past two decades, has entertained audiences and recorded…
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Lexington-based Fellowship of Christian Farmers responding to NC disaster needs
November 27, 2024Two months after Hurricane Helene swept through the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina Sept. 27, killing more than 100 people and destroying homes, businesses, farms and…
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Eureka High senior to march in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
November 27, 2024Like millions of other kids, Eureka High School senior Ari Arnold grew up watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV with her family. But she never imagined that she…
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