Feature Stories

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Marion High School football team
Photo Courtesy of Marion High School
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A volunteer feeds a baby deer.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE BIRCHFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY
Air Magic Valley 2014 on Sunday, June 22.
The migration is an annual event. As summer molts into autumn, these birds of flight fill the western Illinois skies just as they have for decades.
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Long before it’s coated in butter, and before it’s scooped into a bag at a small-town shop or popped in a movie theater, popcorn begins in a field — often right here in Illinois.
A smiling corgi leads his person on a hike
Illinois is filled with dog-friendly businesses that happily welcome four-legged family members.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF HALEY JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Kicking up a cloud of dust, a horse thunders into the arena, skillfully guided by its rider. The horse and rider act as one as they make tight turns around pink barrels.
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Erica Matthews, owner and lead instructor of the Autism and Movement Project/Autism Movement Therapy in Pana.
Something magical happens when humans move their bodies. While the motivation for many people is physical, there is something far more profound at work on another level.
One large globe and three small globes all painted with scenes of a fox in a forest.
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Lineworker walking through area impacted by hurricane Helene
Cover of a children's book. Big green title at the top reads "Debber Visits an Illinois Grain Farm." Below that is an illustration of a grain farm and corn in a watercolor style
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Wayne Lehmann did not believe what the speaker was saying. He learned that dozens of children and teenagers in his community were sleeping on floors because they didn’t have beds.
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The Brewers sell homemade canned goods and fresh produce at a stand in their front yard.
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Philanthropist, humanitarian, high-energy small business owner, dedicated wife and mother of two daughters, Michelle Tjelmeland of Springfield deftly juggles multiple roles aimed at bringing beauty and healing to the lives of others...
The 1859 Greek Revival parsonage in Elsah was built 15 years before the church across the street.