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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The Sangamon County Fair gets underway Wednesday night. This year, the fair is featuring several well known acts as well as queen pageant and demolition…
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The second ever Dumb Fest gets underway this afternoon at 3 p.m. Forty bands will grace multiple stages on both Friday and Saturday. The festival is a…
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Springfield Mayor Mike Houston says silence from the council about reaffirming the NAPA contract signals permission to choose how to handle the $3,000,000…
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Six months after state law increased interstate highway speeds from 65 to 70 miles per hour, transportation officials say there have been fewer fatalities…
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Springfield officials are considering adding a position that will take a closer look at misbehavior in city government.The description of the investigator…
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SOHO music festival will take place in downtown Springfield this weekend. It's the tenth year for the festival. Lee Strubinger sat down with Eric Welch,…
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An effort to create a national park at former town site in western Illinois remains stalled in the US Senate. Congressman Aaron Schock, a Republican, is…
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Friday is the first day same-sex couples can get their marriage licenses in Sangamon County. County Clerk Joe Aeillo says he decided to issue licenses…
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Pike County calls itself the "pork capital of the world." However, in an area so tied to farming, it might be a bit surprising that a local school…
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Same sex couples in Sangamon County will be able to get their marriage licenses early.Sangamon County Clerk Joe Aiello says his office will begin issuing…