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Theatrical play about Dirksen’s life moves to staged-reading phase
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA new stage play about the life of Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen is taking the next step toward...
'It's a legacy': Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger donates to Pekin's Dirksen Center
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced this week he has donated physical and digital papers and...
‘SNL’ alum Darrell Hammond to play Sen. Everett Dirksen in NY staged reading
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHe’s known for his dead-on impressions of former Presidents Clinton and Trump on “Saturday Night...
Here's the story behind some of Pekin's street names, from Court Street to Dirksen Court
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt is common practice in communities throughout the United States to name some streets after a town’s founders or more prominent natives. Pekin is no exception to this rule, as many of the city ...
Washington correspondent to speak during Daschle Dialogues at SDSU in September
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA famous Washington correspondent has been confirmed as the featured guest for the Daschle Dialogues...
Howard Baker's sister remembered as matchmaker in 'rosebush' story | Georgiana Vines
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMary Elizabeth Baker Stuart, an art and history patron and sister of the late Howard H. Baker Jr.,...
9 politicians you didn't know had won Grammy awards — and 7 who have been nominated
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMichelle Obama (center) at the 2019 Grammy Awards with Alicia Keys (left) and Jennifer Lopez...
LBJ's daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLuci Baines Johnson was a somewhat impatient 18-year-old on Aug. 6, 1965, when she happened to be on...
Analyst adjusts MicroStrategy stock price target after earnings
TheStreet via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoU.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen is credited with the famous phrase "a billion here, a billion there, and...
Peoria's airport just got $500K in federal money. Here are 3 projects in the works
Journal Star via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoPeoria International Airport is looking to add or expand service to hub airports in the western United States, among other plans in the works for 2024, according to director Gene Olson. For ...