First Listen
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Latest Episodes
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Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher says she is committed to a review following Wednesday's tornado where sirens weren't sounded.
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Springfield Director of Public Works David Fuchs says the entire city has many downed trees and limbs to address. Limb pickup will begin next week.
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Thousands without power in the state, and many planning cleanup efforts today.
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Airport Executive Director Mark Hanna says the damage occurred to the airport fence lines and to four hangars damaged.
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Chief Nick Zummo says the sirens weren't sounded based on the information they had at the time.
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Jeff Cunningham from the Animal Protective League (APL) says all animals are safe, but APL's buildings are total losses.
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The Environmental Working Group is asking the federal government to consider the health impacts of legal nitrate contamination.
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Reggie Guyton and Tiffany Williams talk about the show's focus which highlights the struggles of Black women through "choreopoem."
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Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill to allow parents to get a second medical opinion in cases of child abuse.
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After five years of debates, proposals and statements, the Bears will be moving to Hammond.