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  • Feature Stories
  • September 2018

Bird’s-eye view of the utility system

  • Feature Stories
  • September 2018

Fusion Tech: Homegrown on the family farm

Beekeeping for Bee-ginners
  • Feature Stories
  • August 2018

Beekeeping for Bee-ginners

In 2017, John Deere showcased the first, fully battery-powered tractor. This technological innovation is truly the first of its kind. Nicknamed SESAM, for Sustainable Energy Supply for Agricultural Machinery, this all-electric tractor is modeled after John Deere’s 6r series tractors.
  • Feature Stories
  • August 2018

Meet the Electric John Deere

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  • Feature Stories
  • July 2018

The popularity of popcorn

Scott Thorne, owner of Castle Perilous Games and Books in Carbondale, straightens board games on his store’s shelves. Photo by Les O’Dell
  • Feature Stories
  • July 2018

You can’t get bored with board games

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  • Feature Stories
  • June 2018

Blooming with possibilities

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  • Feature Stories
  • June 2018

Once an uncle, forever a father

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  • Feature Stories
  • May 2018

2018 Best of Illinois

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  • Feature Stories
  • May 2018

Youth Day and Youth Tour

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  • Feature Stories
  • April 2018

Art, architecture and amusement at Allerton

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  • Feature Stories
  • April 2018

A (careful) day in the life of a lineworker

Fish eggs are fertilized at the hatchery by stirring together the eggs and milt with a feather. Photo Credit: Michelle McNeal
  • Feature Stories
  • March 2018

Hooked on Hatcheries

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  • Feature Stories

Live life to the fullest

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  • Feature Stories
  • February 2018

Help during the most stressful time of life

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  • Feature Stories
  • February 2018

What’s Hot?

The visitor’s center at Lincoln Log Cabin historic site near Lerna
  • Feature Stories
  • January 2018

The story of the CCC and its legacy in Illinois

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  • Feature Stories
  • January 2018

The fascinating and unique tones of steel guitars

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  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

Give good tidings and tech toys this holiday season

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

Tis the season for generosity
  • Feature Stories
  • December 2017

Tis the season for generosity

Today, everything from thermostats to Crock-Pots® to light bulbs can be ­controlled with a smartphone app. Looking to the future, utilities across the country are ­working on systems that will communicate with smart electronics and appliances to ­automatically tell the ­electric utility how energy consumption can be reduced.
  • Feature Stories
  • November 2017

How communication systems will help save energy

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  • Feature Stories
  • November 2017

Prairie State bowhunting

Army veteran Brad Dearing
  • Feature Stories
  • November 2017

Homegrown by Heroes

Pie chart illustrating division of 7 million electric industry jobs in America. 2,662,000 Directly provided and 4, 418,000 induced.
  • Feature Stories
  • November 2017

High-Energy Jobs

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  • Feature Stories
  • October 2017

Committed to all things big and small

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  • October 2017

Cyber safety checklist

Floats for the Annual Galena Halloween Parade amaze and amuse those in attendance. (Photo credit: VisitGalena)
  • Feature Stories
  • October 2017

Find your spirited adventure in Galena

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  • Feature Stories
  • September 2017

The colors of autumn

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  • September 2017

Rural communities have a voice in Washington

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  • September 2017

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  • Feature Stories
  • August 2017

Total eclipse of the sun

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