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  • Finest Cooking
  • February 2016

White Hot Chocolate

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  • February 2016

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

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  • February 2016

Frozen Hot Chocolate

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  • February 2016

Stuffed Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

A blower door set up in the exterior door of a home.
  • Energy Solutions

Can my home be too tight?

  • First Thoughts
  • February 2016

Facing the next big challenge: EPA’s Clean Power Plan

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  • Safety Check
  • February 2016

Caring for your home’s electrical system as it ages

  • Garden Wise
  • February 2016

New Illinois statutes address invasive species

New Year Resolutions 1. Cut down on fertilizer use 2. Consider alternatives to pesticides 3. Plant more trees 4. Try something new
  • Garden Wise
  • January 2017

Keeping gardening resolutions

The IMEA presented its 2016 Public Service Award to the AIEC. The two consumer-owned utility associations work together to protect the interests of consumer-owned utilities in the state. From the left are AIEC General Counsel Norman Conrad, AIEC President and CEO Duane Noland, IMEA President and CEO Kevin Gaden, Senior Vice President of Government Relations Don Wood and Manager of Government Relations Nick Reitz.
  • Currents
  • January 2016

IMEA presents award to Illinois cooperatives

Since generators come in a variety of sizes, capacities, and power sources, begin by reading and following all manufacturer instructions.
  • Safety Check
  • January 2016

Don’t get left out in the cold

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  • Garden Wise
  • January 2016

True gardeners are never completely happy, or finished

Congressman John Shimkus toured the Shelby Solar Farm in November. Joining him on the tour were (l-r) Josh Shallenberger, President/CEO, Shelby Electric Cooperative; John Scott, Chairman of the Board, Shelby Electric; Kim Leftwich, President/CEO, Coles-Moultrie Electric; Shimkus; Robert Reynolds, Vice President, Member Cooperative Services, Prairie Power, Inc.; Bob Hunsinger, President/CEO, Eastern Illini Electric; Duane Noland, President/CEO, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives; and Jim Matlock, Vice President of Engineering, Shelby Electric.
  • Feature Stories
  • January 2016

Co-op leaders discuss rural broadband and solar energy with Congressman Shimkus

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  • Feature Stories
  • January 2016

Q & A about your social security

A main street in a typical midwest small town, complete with U.S. flags.
  • Feature Stories
  • January 2016

Six innovative small business models in small towns

Repairman Checks Carbon Monoxide Level on Furnace Duct
  • Energy Solutions
  • January 2016

How to detect the silent killer in your home

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  • Currents
  • January 2016

Illinois pioneers of rural electrification

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  • First Thoughts
  • January 2016

Visiting co-op youth helped senator take on challenges

  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2016

Spanish Rice

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos receives a golden hard hat and the 2015 Illinois Electric Cooperatives’ Public Service Award. With Bustos are (l-r) Michael Hastings, President and CEO of Jo-Carroll Energy; David Senn, Chairman of the Jo-Carroll Energy board of directors; Duane Noland, President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives and Bill Dodds, President and CEO of Spoon River Electric Cooperative.
  • Currents
  • January 2016

Rep. Bustos receives 2015 Illinois Electric Cooperatives’ Public Service Award

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  • January 2016

Lemon Crunch Mix

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  • January 2016

Oh So Good Pizza Dip

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  • January 2016

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

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  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2016

Raw Vegetable Salad

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  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2016

Jalapeno Cheese Monkey Bread

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  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2016

Potato Chowder with Green Chiles

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  • Finest Cooking
  • January 2016

Apple Nachos

Doctor and Lady in Wheelchair
  • Feature Stories
  • January 2016

Is the doctor in?

Pictured from left are: Josh Bullock, Lake Land College President, Nancy McDonald, Marketing Administrator, AIEC; Gary Cadwell, Lake Land College Board Chairman; Kim Leftwich, President and CEO, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative; and Sam Adair, Member Services Representative, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative.
  • Currents
  • January 2016

Lake Land College receives $50,000 geothermal grant

  • Currents
  • January 2016

Cooperatives congratulate Senate on approving bill to strengthen cybersecurity

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  • Finest Cooking
  • December 2015

2015 Recipe Contest Submissions

Helping dedicate the Prairie Power Spoon River Solar Farm on Friday were nearly 100 students from Astoria. They joined (l-r) Prairie Power Board Chairman Jim Thompson, Interim President/CEO Dan Breden, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, State Rep. Michel Unes and Spoon River Electric Cooperative President/CEO Bill Dodds. The 500 kW solar farm includes a unique interactive learning center that is open to the public. It is located 3 miles northeast of Summum, Ill. along Highway 24.
  • Currents
  • December 2015

Illinois electric cooperatives dedicate two solar farms

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