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Car tire on snowy road
  • Safety Check
  • January 2018

What’s in your winter driving survival kit?

Luke and Lance Terstriep with a nice day’s find of hunting season’s leftovers. (Photo by Mike Roux.)
  • Great Outdoors
  • January 2018

Lost headgear

Large fried chicken sandwich on white plate with fries.
  • Prairie Table
  • January 2018

Gallagher’s

CookieDip
  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2018

Cake Batter Dip

Photo @Brad Thiessen, Collaborative Efficiency
  • Energy Solutions
  • January 2018

How smart should you get when purchasing a new thermostat?

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  • Powered Up
  • January 2018

Making New Year’s resolutions

Chicken Parmesan Casserole
  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2018

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

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  • Energy Solutions
  • December 2017

Water heater efficiency and maintenance

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  • Currents
  • December 2017

Vets possess skills to fill utility workforce openings

Thermometer on snow shows low temperatures under zero. Low temperatures in degrees Celsius and fahrenheit. Cold winter weather twenty under zero.
  • Currents
  • December 2017

Brace yourself for a colder winter

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  • Currents
  • December 2017

EPA action is first step toward regulation that provides certainty, flexibility

Three teams tied for best overall team performance in points, forcing the tie-breaker rule of time. Shown left to right are: EnerStar Electric’s first runner-up team of Jake Keys, Keith Borchers and Russ Camp. Center is the Shelby Electric best overall team of Matt Clark, Brian Chevalier and Jamie Sharp. Prairie Power, Inc.’s second runner-up team is Steve Gottman, Jason Volk and Josh Nattier.
  • Currents
  • December 2017

Illinois linemen compete in annual rodeo

Christmas garland draped over bannister
  • Garden Wise
  • December 2017

Spruce up your home with winter greens

How_to_Prepare_for_a_Winter_Storm
  • Safety Check
  • December 2017
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  • Currents
  • December 2017

Social Security announces 2.0 percent benefit increase

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  • First Thoughts
  • December 2017

Healthy People, Healthy Rural Communities

Rum Cake
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Rum Cake

Drone
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

Give good tidings and tech toys this holiday season

Banana Caramel Cake
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Banana Caramel Cake

Pecan Pie Cake with Cinnamon Whipped Cream Frosting
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Pecan Pie Cake with Cinnamon Whipped Cream Frosting

Cranberry Cheesecake
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Cranberry Cheesecake

Flourless Chocolate Cake
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Flourless Chocolate Cake

This huge buck was taken as the hunter moved silently along the Mississippi River. (Photo by Spencer Dietrich)
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

The art of stillhunting

Peppermint Red Velvet Cake
  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2017

Peppermint Red Velvet Cake

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  • Powered Up
  • December 2017

Cyberbullying

A man dressed as Santa Claus
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

Ho, Ho, Ho

Tis the season for generosity
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

Tis the season for generosity

  • ICL, Web exclusive

Celebrate National Chocolate Day with Godiva

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  • Currents
  • November 2017

Rural economy continues to struggle

Senator Sieben bird hunt
  • Currents
  • November 2017

Hunting Works for Illinois

EnerStar Electric Cooperative directors, and mascot “Ray,” were on hand for the ribbon cutting by CEO Mike Clark. Shown left to right are: Danny Gard, Jr., Jeff Zimmerman, Robert Staley II, Kevin Julian, Clark, and Tom Jones.
  • Currents
  • November 2017

EnerStar unveils Co-op Solar program

NRECA Vice President Curtis Wynn says it’s not quite right to compare co-ops providing broadband today to bringing electricity to members 80 years ago. NRECA File Photo by: Denny Gainer
  • Currents
  • November 2017

Why broadband isn’t like 1930s electrification

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