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A drone shot of the McLean water tower.
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CORE of McLean
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Nonprofit completes renovation of old McLean water tower
Ben Howell, Lauren Warnecke
Jeff Hake, director at CORE of McLean, said the tower includes every marker of the village, including the Dixie truck stop and a biking path.
Virginia Quintanilla grows a garden in her back yard in Storm Lake, Iowa, to help offset food costs, and receives a monthly food delivery from Friends With Food, a partnership between SALUD and St. Mark Lutheran Church, which offers a monthly grocery delivery to the temporarily and permanently homebound.
Leah McBride Mensching
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Harvest Public Media
Millions of older Americans don't have enough to eat, as food prices rise beyond fixed incomes
Nicole Grundmeier — Midwest Newsroom and Harvest Public Media
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AP file
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Eric Stock
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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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