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Sangamon County Schools Ask Voters To Approve Tax Increase
Springfield public schools have an ambitious 30-year master plan to renovate or rebuild facilities on all campuses, plus create new baseball, softball and soccer fields. Of course, those improvements cost money. So Springfield and surrounding districts are asking Sangamon County voters to approve a 1 percent sales tax increase in November. All proceeds would go toward facilities.
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Teachers Union President Accused Of Strong-Arm Tactics
Every two years, Springfield teachers elect a union president. This year, that election was a squeaker. With close to 1,500 teachers voting, a new president was elected by a narrow, nine-vote margin. There’s no way to know how many of those teachers were aware that — less than a year earlier — the teacher they elected as their leader had appeared before the Springfield School Board to defend himself against allegations that he had put a 7th-grader in a chokehold.
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- More Illinois Schools Have Access To High-Speed Internet, But Some Still Suffer Without It
- Sangamon County Schools Ask Voters To Approve Tax Increase
- IL + #MeToo: The Push For More Women In Politics
- Lincoln Legacy Lectures At UIS This Thursday
- Vice President Pence Stumps for Incumbent Davis at Springfield Fundraiser
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Lincoln Legacy Lectures At UIS This Thursday
The Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series will happen this Thursday night on the University of Illinois Springfield campus. The topic this year is Lincoln vs. Douglas: Slavery and Race in Illinois History.
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Ask The Newsroom: How Are Early Voting And Mail-in Ballots Handled?
In the past, Ann Quackenbush would wake up early on election day to get to her polling place. The elementary school teacher in Champaign says it was often hard to make time to vote during a busy school day. For the primary last March, she tried something different – mailing in her ballot before election day. “It is just incredibly convenient,” said Quackenbush, who has already requested a mail-in ballot for the mid-terms in November. Quackenbush posted to social media encouraging friends to...
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Statewide: Interview With Conservative Party Candidate Sam McCann; How Campaigns Use Social Media
Statewide, with host Sean Crawford, brings you reports and conversations from in and around Illinois.
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Is Age Just A Number? The Race For Illinois Secretary Of State
Secretary of State Jesse White has held the elected office nearly two decades. This year, his Republican opponent is questioning whether White will be able to serve out another four-year term if elected.
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Hear The Bangles Cover The Three O'Clock For Paisley Underground Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sUZwqaWRT4 When Michael Quercio, lead singer, bassist, and founder of The Three O'Clock used the term " Paisley Underground " in an interview in 1982 to describe a particular slice of the Los Angeles music scene in the mid-'80s, little did he know that it would become a moment in rock and roll that would have significant historical importance. An amalgam of psychedelic rock, garage rock, and jangly, melodic pop, the scene was represented primarily by The Three...
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On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdqjcMmjeaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK92hdp6u18 This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem . Aaron Copland 's "Fanfare for the Common Man" begins with dramatic percussion, heralding something big and exciting. Then comes a ladder of simple trumpet notes, solemn and heroic. The whole piece takes less than four minutes to play, but its admirers say it...
