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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Universities in Illinois may soon get the chance to research industrial hemp. HB5085 is weaving it's way through the legislature.The Illinois Farm Bureau…
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A St. Louis based produce distribution company is recalling walnuts that the FDA says may be contaminated.Sherman Produce distributed 10 ounce packages to…
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Officials say dispensaries in Illinois could start providing medical marijuana early next year . Prospective patients say that's not soon enough.At a…
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The political boundaries for Springfield aldermen have been set. The city council approved a new ward map last night on a 9-1 vote. It will take into…
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Springfield attorney and Ward 5 alderman Sam Cahnman has received a censure from the Illinois Supreme Court.The move follows a recommendation the Attorney…
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The state says there's no evidence of the intergovernmental agreement that Springfield officials relied on as the legal basis for the NAPA contract…
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The Illinois unemployment rate is at its lowest mark in five years. Democratic Governor Pat Quinn is touting the news, but the state still lags the…
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A state lawmaker wants Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to fire the company responsible for running the state’s lottery.Chicago-based Northstar Lottery Group…
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An Illinois Senate panel Wednesday approved a measure to pay tribute to one of the chamber's most distinguished former members. Barack Obama was once one…
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Despite the rain Tuesday morning, customers arrived in droves to the unveiling of the the new Springfield Hy-Vee supermarket along MacArthur boulevard.…