Lee Strubinger
2014 Public Affairs Reporting Program Graduate Intern - CityLee Strubinger completed the University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting graduate program and is currently in Colorado.
He went to Illinois State University as an undergrad. He worked for several media outlets, including WGLT (Bloomington-Normal public radio), the Indy (ISU's independent newspaper) and student newspaper The Daily Vidette. He was born and raised in Western Illinois, and has lived in or extensively visited every portion of the state.
Lee enjoys listening to country music on vinyl records, reading modernist literature, wearing denim, and losing at solitaire.
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Two tribal governments refuse to obey the governor's order to remove highway checkpoints — keeping their reservations closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A federal lawsuit is expected.
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City leaders in South Dakota are asking Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, to reconsider her stance not to issue a statewide stay-at-home order. She says she wants to take each situation as it comes.
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South Dakota's state Senate will take up a bill on Monday that the House passed making it a crime for doctors to perform gender confirmation surgery or prescribe puberty blockers for kids under 16.
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Summertime means Farmer's Markets. Springfield has several, but a relatively new one has popped up on Springfield's east side. Lee Strubinger sat down…
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A long awaited children’s museum in Springfield is a step closer to becoming reality. Construction on a building for the Kidzeum of Health and Science…
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University of Illinois officials say they plan to announce the next president for the state's flagship institution by December. But the process is only…
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A Springfield alderman wants to make sure that other insurance companies get the chance to cover CWLP properties for the city.At the last city council…
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A familiar face to the Springfield City Council hopes to return after a hiatus from city government. Chuck Redpath is running for alderman, again. But…
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Springfield Mayor Mike Houston is defending the city’s decision to renew a contract for CWLP insurance, despite criticisms over the lack of a bidding…
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One Springfield Alderman called the two zoning changes approved for halfway homes in Springfield during last night's council meeting as "picking and…