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Shawna Harris is the supervisor of St. John’s Breadline in Springfield, Illinois. Her organization provided over two hundred thousand nutritious meals…
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Earlier this month, there was a series of earthquakes that struck California, but there are also ones that tend to hit closer to home. The closest fault…
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Being community-minded comes fairly easily for Bill Legge. He’s the executive director of the boys and girls club, and more recently, the owner of the…
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The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is an institution based on inspiring audiences with live orchestral music. A season in the orchestra takes a lot of effort…
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The media landscape in the Springfield area is highly competitive, and traditional media such as print and broadcast have faced major challenges in the…
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WATCH & LISTEN: From Happy Meals to Hospitals:Talking with Ronald McDonald House Program CoordinatorIn 1986 the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois officially opened its doors as a way for family members to stay close to their children in…
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Michelle Tjelmeland founded the District 23 Boutique and the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation (CIAF). The Foundation helps spread awareness about…
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Last year, Chenoa Alamu, a talented violinist from the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, started a podcast called Black, White, and in Color, to speak about…
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Karen Witter is a freelance writer for the Illinois Times and the former President of the Rotary Club. She moved to Springfield from Morton, IL, and…
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Raychel Yokem is the human resource business partner at Horace Mann. Her job includes working with the executives in making decisions to help them make…