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Adam Nielsen is living with joy, hope—and Alzheimer's
Charlie Schlenker
Normal Citizen of the year Adam Nielsen is living with early onset Alzheimer's disease. He and his wife Dayna Brown are doing so publicly and intentionally, as support to others who may be going through the same thing and as part of an advocacy effort.
Kristen Weikle presented details of the proposal which will come to a vote next Wednesday.
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Carlock and Glenn Elementary students stay put in proposal coming to Unit 5 school board vote next week
Braden Fogerson
Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders, left, and State Board of Education member Patricia Nugent, present the agency’s $10.9 billion budget request to a House appropriations committee Tuesday, April 7.
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State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
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