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Music Shoppe CEO, Jonathon holds a guitar with a smile on his face. In the background brass instruments are hung on the wall
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After 65 years, Normal's Music Shoppe can't stop the beat
Addy Carnahan, Lauren Warnecke
The Music Shoppe, a family-owned instrument sales and service center with three locations in Central Illinois, is celebrating a big milestone. Past and present owners discuss their unlikely success in a niche industry.
A collection of grain silos sit off to the side of a country highway.
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OSHA inspection found safety violations at Gibson City grain silo led to a worker injury
Ben Howell, Lauren Warnecke
Connect Transit bus drives through Uptown Normal
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Connect Transit fares to go contactless this summer
Ben Howell
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