Rural Illinois

Equity & Justice

Illinois Issues: No Place To Call Home - Pt. 2

The second installment of a three-part series on homelessness looks at how the problem plagues Illinoisans in the state’s rural reaches, tooA quieter,…
Rural 911: EMS May be a Necessary Service in Illinois, but That Does Not Guarantee Such Services

Jamey Dunn-Thomason

Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton stopped dispatching ambulances at the end of 2012.“The hospital decided to get out of the ambulance business because…
State of the State: Rural communities turn to innovative strategy to promote economic survival

Birds of a feather flock together. This adage rings true for businesses in city centers. But it’s not necessarily the case in rural areas, where companies…