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Steve Shoemaker, a retired minister and former WILL-AM talk show host has published his first book of poetry, "A Sin A Week", devoted to short poems about sins that just about anyone might be capable of.
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The city of Danville has released a lengthy report that shows off a future vision for the downtown development along the Vermilion River. The concept drawings in the 101-page report on recreational use include picnic areas, walkways, and larger projects like an amphitheater, but there are no imminent plans for work that will rely largely on grant funds.
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Hundreds of people turned out in Champaign’s West Side Park Tuesday evening to remember the 49 people killed and 52 injured in last weekend’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield has put the first-ever televised presidential debate on YouTube --- featuring former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II and Tennessee Senator Estes Kaufauver from 1956.
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A University of Illinois graduate student has created a website to show the impact of the budget impasse throughout the state. Morning Edition Host Brian Moline talks with Melissa Heil about her "Illinois Atlas of Austerity."
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Unit 4 School Board President Chris Kloeppel came into the WILL radio studios to discuss the committee's report with Morning Edition Host Brian Moline.
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More than 500 people gathered at Danville’s Temple Square Monday night, to remember Devon McClyde, the teen-ager who was shot and killed last week during a night-time basketball game.
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Gov. Rauner ordered flags flown at half-staff and a memorial vigil in Chicago drew hundreds of attendees, as Illinois reacted to the shooting inside an Orlando, Florida gay nightclub that left 49 people dead and 53 injured.
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The county has achieved one of its future goals, the VC2025 plan, by setting up a website that connects those looking to volunteer with organizations like CRIS Senior Services, the Danville Library Foundation, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermilion County.
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The shooting started shortly after 2 a.m, ET, and the situation ended three hours later when police rescued approximately 30 hostages inside the nightclub. This is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
