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Four vertical images from left to right show the following people posing for the camera: First -- a woman in her 70s, with shoulder-length grey hair. She's wearing glasses and a floral button-up shirt. Second -- a family of 50-something grandparents (a brunette woman and a grey short-haired man the pair each wear patterned shirts.) They are standing behind a 25-year-old blonde long-haired woman sitting on a chair. She's holding a 6-month-old bald infant. The baby is smiling and wearing a white shirt that's embroidered with the name 'Sonny'. Third -- a 30-year-old woman, with long brown hair, pulled back. She's wearing glasses, and has a silver stud piercing under her lip; Fourth -- a 55-year-old bald man with a grey goatee. He's wearing a black T-shirt with a red-and-white logo, and white lettering that reads 'The Mount Fuji.'
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Having Sept. 11 birthdays calls for preserving personal joy while honoring collective grief
Michele Steinbacher
Central Illinois residents who happen to have Sept. 11 birthdays said since the terrorist attacks in 2001, they've learned to navigate the date's historic significance and their own milestones. That's especially true for Bloomington resident Carley Hundman Rugaard, born the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, at St. Joseph Medical Center.
A magazine is spread open to a two-page spread titled "The View from Mrs. Thompson's."
Jamie Hand
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WGLT
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Recalling David Foster Wallace's iconic essay on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11
Jamie Hand
Real-life Roy Cohn [Peter Kimerling, left] intertwines with fictional characters like Joe Pitt [Matt Elenteny], a Mormon transplant from New York who, in Angels in America's opening scenes, tries to get a word in edgewise.
Lauren Warnecke
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WGLT
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Community Players is finally ready for 'Angels in America'
Lauren Warnecke
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Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will visit Illinois State University this fall to screen his 2024 documentary The Last Republican followed by a conversation with the WGLT newsroom. An Evening with Congressman Adam Kinzinger Oct. 1, 2026 Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium The Last Republican screening: 6:30-8 p.m. Rep. Kinzinger in conversation with WGLT: 8-9 p.m.
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