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How a Chicago Filmmaker’s 10-Minute Video About a Downstate Farm Turned into a Documentary About C

How a Chicago Filmmaker’s 10-Minute Video About a Downstate Farm Turned into a Documentary About Climate Change

Six years ago, Chicago-based filmmaker Ines Sommer lugged her camera to Congerville, Illinois, to shoot footage for what, at the time, she thought would be a five- to 10-minute rhapsodic video extolling the virtues of the small-scale style of organic farming practiced by Henry Brockman and his family.

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She wound up, instead, with a feature-length documentary about the encroachment of climate change on a seemingly idyllic Eden.

Sommer’s “Seasons of Change on Henr ... Read more

Illinois State University awards doctoral degrees

Illinois State University awarded doctoral degrees in the spring of 2022. They include:

Rosario Andrea Marroquin-Flores of Albuquerque, New Mexico, received a doctorate in biology from Illinois State University. Marroquin-Flores is a mem ... Read more

Historic ISNU enrollment ledgers now online

Helen Frances Grennell was 16 years old when she first entered Illinois State Normal University. From Hudson, Illinois, Grennell was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. Her father, a farmer, was Hiram W. Grennell. Her family’s farm is likely what led to H ... Read more

Mackinaw, Illinois, native becomes Columbia University’s f

Photo By Emanuel Melton | Staff Sgt. Patrick Poorbaugh stands poised to take charge as America’s newest Marine...... read more read more Photo By Emanuel Melton | Staff Sgt. Patrick Poorbaugh stands poised to take charge as America’s newest Marin ... Read more

Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigates murder of Illinois man; suspect identified

From left, Grant David Whitaker, 25, of Mackinaw, Illinois, is believed to have been killed by Mavrick William Fisher, 21, of Elko, Nevada, at right, during an altercation in Humboldt County, Calif. Authorities say they found Whitaker’s body in a remote area near Upper Lake, Calif., on Monday, August 26, 2019. Photos courtesy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

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Facebook aids arrest of alleged child molester - The Roanoke

Facebook aids arrest of alleged child molester Published 7:46 am Monday, March 18, 2013

WINDSOR – Police officers here have added another element to their crime-fighting arsenal – social media.

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DePaul Cross Country Opens Season at Bradley Intercollegiate

CHICAGO - The DePaul men and women's cross country teams hit the road to open the 2022 season at the Bradley Invitational.

The race will take place at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Ill. The women's three mile race will begin at 5:15 p.m. wi ... Read more

Federal fraud charges brought against Eureka chiropractor

A Eureka chiropractor faces up to 20 years in prison after being indicted for allegedly hatching a $1.6 million Medicare fraud scheme.

Federal grand jurors returned a 13-count indictment against Carrie A. Musselman that included charges ... Read more

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