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Vanessa FergusonThanks to a Healing Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Field Foundation of Illinois, administered by the United Way of Central Illinois, the NPR Illinois team is visiting several diverse communities to discuss what it's like to live in central Illinois. In this LISTEN session you hear from members of the Indian community at The Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield as they discuss their vibrant community and why they love living in Springfield. -
Chatham Police DepartmentOfficer Robin Brachear responded to a residential fire last month.
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The severe storm moved through central Illinois June 29. -
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Village President Dave Kimsey said the final area with outages were being being brought online Friday. -
The Village of Chatham made several announcements today. -
The village continues to do cleanup in an effort to get the electricity back on for residents. -
At least five tornadoes have been determined in central Illinois as part of a derecho that moved through the area.
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The scope of the damage and the number of power poles that need to be replaced has made service restoration more time consuming. -
Officials say it could take a while to get power fully restored.
