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How They Voted. Illinois Representatives’ Votes in Congress

— March 25, 2017

Report for week ending March 24, 2017. UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Health Insurance Sales Across State Lines: Voting 236 for and 175 against, the House on March…

Program to heal young violence victims helped by Community Foundation grant
— November 3, 2016

A grant to the Center for Prevention of Abuse for a therapy program that may help prevent or reduce future violence among teens and adults in the community is among more than $130,000…
Miller Park Zoo celebrating its 125th year with a roar
— July 6, 2016

As is the case with most organizations celebrating an illustrious, long-lived history, Miller Park Zoo’s origins were simple and humble and grew into something much greater. The Bloomington-based…
Drinking water quality safe across Central Illinois, officials say
— March 30, 2016

As the jaw-dropping details of dangerously unsafe drinking water conditions have emerged in Flint, Mich., and other regions there has been renewed interest across the country of what…
Heroin, fentanyl, other drugs pose threat across Central Illinois counties
— January 27, 2016

In Tazewell County, a section of Central Illinois boasting its quaint, small-town appeal, it would seem the last place heroin, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs would crop up. But…

Sangamon County voters to weigh in on consolidation
— July 31, 2016

A central Illinois county is preparing to vote on several nonbinding referendum for the November election to gauge support for consolidate units of government. Brian McFadden, Sangamon…
Warm weather means farmers market season across Central Illinois
— May 18, 2016

Each year, as the temperatures climb upward, it becomes an annual right of passage — and this year is no exception. Organizers have plans in motion to hold more than a half-dozen…
Electric car charging stations gaining in numbers in Central Illinois
— February 16, 2016

Public charging stations for electric cars were virtually non-existent in the Peoria area when David Nichols bought his first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in…