12/18/2019 by Sarah Phalen
You can argue over the value of remodeling old, historic buildings or tearing them down and starting from scratch, but as our resident historian Mike Jones says, “Every time you bulldoze a building, you lose a connection to the past.”
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10/7/2019 by Marilyn Titone Schaefer
My dad, John Titone, a World War II Air Force veteran, recently went on a Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. When I shared the picture of the veterans on the flight, one of my kids said, “Grandpa looks like he’s the oldest.” “Well,” I deadpanned, “It’s hard to beat 96.”
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8/23/2019 by Marilyn TItone Schaefer
There’s no doubt that Heather McArty’s mission to bring shoes to needy Ethiopian kids had a profound impact on her. In fact, she was so struck by the poverty that she’s making plans to go back in two years.
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2/26/2019 by Marilyn Titone Schaefer
INB staff, along with the American Heart Association, delivered little red hats to hospitals across Central Illinois during Heart Health Month.
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1/31/2019 by Trip James
It was an unseasonably sweltering day in mid-September 2018, but what Evan Westlake remembers more than the uncomfortable weather is the sense of gratitude and excitement among the team of staff, volunteers and donors from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois.
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